Besut Land Office / Muhamad Zahin Akid Makhizu

Besut District is one of the seven districts in Terengganu. It is the entrance to the State border with the state of Kelantan Darul Naim. The district has an area of 123,367.8 hectares. State Legislative Assembly (DUN) is divided into five areas according to the electoral boundaries. Kampung Raja is the district capital, though Jerteh is more developed. Another major town is the fishing port of Kuala Besut. There are other small towns and villages such as Jabi, Apal, Pasir Akar and Tembila. There are approximately 150,000 people in Besut, of various ethnicity, with the Malays being the majority. Other ethnics include Chinese and Siamese. The main economic activities are agriculture and fishing.