Bukit Payong (est. pop. 2010 census: 26790)[1] is a town Marang District, Terengganu, Malaysia.

Bukit Payong
Bukit Payong Mosque, a landmark at the centre of Bukit Payong
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Bukit Payong Location in Malaysia
Coordinates: 4°15′N 103°25′E
Country	Malaysia
State	Terengganu
District	Marang
Population  (2010)
• Total	26,790
• Ethnicities	95.8% Malays 4% Chinese 0.15 others
Time zone	UTC+8 (Malaysian Standard Time)
Postcode	21400

The population comprises 95.85% Malays, 4% Chinese and 0.15% of other races. The town borders with the district of Kuala Terengganu. It houses several government departments such as Jabatan Pertanian, Jabatan Haiwan, Peladang, and Pejabat Pos. There are several shopping centres; Pasaraya Seri Intan, Kedai Wahab and Xiri Mart. There are also many bundle shops in the town as well as facilities such as banks, a futsal hall, police station, civic hall, clinics, health centres and schools. The East Coast Expressway interchange also exits here. It is also the seat of the state constituency of the same name. Currently, the seat is held by Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party or PAS after 2013 Malaysia General Election[2]

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