Chukai
Sign in to savethumb|Kemaman Municipal Council building Chukai (Terengganu Malay: Chuka), also known by the name of Kemaman Town (Malay: Bandar Kemaman, Terengganu Malay: Bando Mamang), is a mukim and capital of Kemaman District, Terengganu, Malaysia.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Chukai
- Settlement.official_name
- Chukai Town
- Settlement.native_name
- Chuka (Terengganu Malay)
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- Tamil
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town and district capital
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- Chukai Town.jpg
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- 250px
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- Chukai, Kemaman, Terengganu
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- File:The Seal of Kemaman Municipal Council.png
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- yes
- Settlement.mapframe zoom
- 10
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- Location of Chukai in Terengganu
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Malaysia
- Located in
- Kemaman
- Population
- +255865
- Area
- +500
- Time zone
- UTC+08:00
- Image
- Chukai Town.jpg
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thumb|Kemaman Municipal Council building Chukai (Terengganu Malay: Chuka), also known by the name of Kemaman Town (Malay: Bandar Kemaman, Terengganu Malay: Bando Mamang), is a mukim and capital of Kemaman District, Terengganu, Malaysia.
The name "Chukai" (proper spelling of the Malay word: cukai) means 'taxes' in Malay. The town is so named due to its position near the estuary of the Kemaman River, whereby taxes and levies were imposed on riverine traffic, especially during the British colonial period. Chukai is the largest town in southern Terengganu, and its position between the state capitals of Kuantan and Kuala Terengganu as well as proximity to the oil town of Kerteh has turned Chukai into a major commercial hub for the region. The nearby Kemaman Port serves both as a fishing port and supply base for oil platforms off Terengganu's coast.