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Cherating Beach
Long sandy beach on Malaysia's east coast Route 3 in Pahang, a common stop between Kuantan and Terengganu.
57 km · about 65 min drive
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Paka
Terengganu, Malaysia · Asia
About Paka
Paka sits on the route: 25 minutes from Kertih, 57km from Cherating Beach.
Paka is in Terengganu, Malaysia, with about 21,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Kertih, about 14 km away.
Paka (Jawi: ڤاك, est. pop. (2000 census): 10,599) is a coastal town facing the South China Sea in Dungun District, Terengganu, Malaysia.
Paka is now a busy town thriving on oil and gas activity near Kerteh, assisted by facilities at the petroleum-based industrial complex, completed in 1982.
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known as the home for the largest power station in Malaysia run by the national power company, Tenaga Nasional. Many foreigners and expatriates serving the energy sector live here. Paka is about 100 km to the south of Kuala Terengganu, the capital city of Terengganu. Currently in the end of year 2013, Paka is listed as the third place in Malaysia with the highest living cost. The World Wide Fund for Nature operates a WWF Turtle Sanctuary nearby Paka.
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Within an hour or so of Paka: Cherating Beach (57 km).
Where is Paka?
Paka is in Terengganu, Malaysia, about 14 km from Kertih.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 21,044
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Malaysia
- Region
- Terengganu
- Timezone
- Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
- Coordinates
- 4.6374, 103.4368
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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