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Bukit Payong Facts

Area70.7 km²
Population26,642
Male Population13,560 (50.9%)
Female Population13,082 (49.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+71.2%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+4.7%
Median Age23 years (Male: 22.8, Female: 23.2)
GDP per capita (PPP)$14,093 (2022)
Area Codes9
NeighborhoodsKampung Padang Mengkuang, Kampung Bukit Payung, Kampung Wakaf Kedondong, Kampung Telaga Mengkudu, Kampung Padang Lebari
Local Time
TimezoneMalaysia Time
Lat & Lng5.23280, 103.10060
Postal Codes21400

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Bukit Payong Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population15,56521,16625,44628,55726,64226,79527,032
Population Density220.2 / km²299.4 / km²360 / km²404 / km²376.9 / km²379.1 / km²382.4 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Bukit Payong Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 4.7% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Bukit Payong+71.2%+25.9%+4.7%
Terengganu
Malaysia
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Bukit Payong Median Age

Median Age: 23 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Bukit Payong23 yrs23.2 yrs22.8 yrs
Terengganu21.3 yrs21.5 yrs21.2 yrs
Malaysia25.7 yrs25.7 yrs25.8 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Bukit Payong Population Density

Population Density: 377 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Bukit Payong26,64270.7 km²377 / km²
Terengganu4,16729.9 km²139 / km²
Malaysia29.6 million329,840.2 km²89.7 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Bukit Payong Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1720 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Neighborhoods in Bukit Payong

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Bukit Payong

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Bukit Payong

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Bukit Payong

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Bukit Payong

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Bukit Payong Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$10,247$12,079$15,329$15,096$12,310$13,904$13,836$14,093
Total GDP$442.1M$553.7M$732.6M$782.1M$674.3M$787.5M$800.4M$818.2M
Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Bukit Payong CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Bukit Payong167,823 tn6.3 tn2,374.2 tons/km²
Terengganu23,761 tn5.7 tn794.9 tons/km²
Malaysia198,593,412 tn6.71 tn602.1 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Bukit Payong CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)167,823 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita6.3 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)2,374.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
FloodHigh (10)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Bukit Payong

Bukit Payong (est. pop. 2010 census: 26790) is a town in the Marang district of Terengganu, on the east coast of peninsular Malaysia. population comprises 95.85% Malays, 4% Chinese and 0.15% of other races. The town borders with the district of Kual..

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