Hulu Terengganu
| Hulu Terengganu | ||
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| Parliamentary district | ||
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| Country |
 Malaysia
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| State |
 Terengganu Darul Iman |
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| Seat | Kuala Berang | |
| Government | ||
| • Body | Hulu Terengganu District Council | |
| • Yang Di Pertua | Tuan Haji Talaha Bin Ali | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3,874.63 km2 (1,496.00 sq mi) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 70,800 | |
| • Density | 18/km2 (47/sq mi) | |
| Postcode | 21xxx | |
| National calling code | 09-6xxxxxx | |
| Vehicle registration | T | |
Hulu Terengganu is an interior district of Terengganu, Malaysia. The seat of the district is Kuala Berang, located about 40 km from the state capital, Kuala Terengganu. The local government of this district is Hulu Terengganu District Council (Malay: Majlis Daerah Hulu Terengganu).
Hulu Terengganu is the largest district in terms of land area and the only landlocked district of Terengganu. Hulu Terengganu District Council was established on 1 January 1981 under the 3rd Section of Local Government Act 1976 (Act 171) (Amendment 1978). Prior to this it was known as Jumaah Bandaran Ulu Terengganu. It was formally launched by the Menteri Besar of Terengganu at the time, Wan Mokhtar Ahmad, at the Kuala Berang Municipal Hall on Monday, 30 August 1982.
Its operation area is 53.4 square km whereas the administrational area is 3,821.23 square km. The population in 2000 was numbered at 74,918, 3,586 more than during MDHT's early years (year 1970). This has now decreased to just above 70,000. Hulu Terengganu has one village for Orang Asli, the indigenous people of Peninsular Malaysia, which is Kampung Sungai Berua.
Hulu Terengganu is divided into 10 sub-districts or "Mukim":
1. Hulu Berang
3. Hulu Terengganu
4. Jenagur
5. Kuala Berang
8. Tanggul
9. Tersat
10. Kuala Berang town
This district is where the famous Terengganu Inscription Stone was found. It was accidentally discovered near Sungai Tersat by an Arab trader named Sayid Husin bin Ghulam al-Bokhari in 1899 after a flash flood hit Kuala Berang. The inscription on the stone proclaims Islam as the state religion of Terengganu. This artifact is a symbol of an earlier arrival of Islam to the Malay Peninsula, even earlier from that of Malacca Sultanate. It is now displayed in Terengganu State Museum.
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