Kerteh

Kerteh is a coastal town and mukim in , , . Positioned along the eastern coastline facing the South China Sea, Kerteh was transformed from a traditional fishing village into the operational headquarters of Malaysia's national petroleum company, Petronas, following the discovery of offshore oil fields in the late 20th century.
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  • Type: Town with 3,060 residents
  • Description: town in Malaysia
  • Also known as: “Kuala Kerteh”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kerteh Airport.

Aerodrome
is an airport in Kerteh, , in . The airport is owned by Petroleum Nasional Berhad or Petronas via its East Coast Regional Office, and was built to serve the airlifting of its own and ExxonMobil's employees to and from their various oil platforms located 100–200 km offshore South China Sea. is situated 3½ km northwest of Kerteh.

Kerteh

Latitude
4.50831° or 4° 30′ 30″ north
Longitude
103.4418° or 103° 26′ 31″ east
Population
3,060
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
IATA airport code
KTE
United Nations Location Codes
MY KET and MY KTE
Open location code
6PP5GC5R+8P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 254073306
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1734316
Wiki­data ID
Q2460772
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Satellite Map

Discover Kerteh from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Uzbek—“Kerteh” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Кертих”
  • Cebuano: “Kertih”
  • Chinese: “吉利地”
  • Chinese: “局茶”
  • Chinese: “居茶”
  • Dutch: “Kerteh”
  • Indonesian: “Kerteh”
  • Irish: “Kerteh”
  • Malay: “Kerteh”
  • Malay: “Kertih”
  • Polish: “Kerteh”
  • Russian: “Кертих”
  • Spanish: “Kerteh”
  • Tamil: “கெர்த்தே”
  • Thai: “เกอร์เตะฮ์”
  • Uzbek: “Kerteh”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kerteh Bus Station and Pasar Malam Selasa.

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