The Redang Islands are located 45 kilometres away from Kuala Terengganu in the South China Sea.

List of Kuala Nerus district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)

Significant development in the areas of higher education and housing projects have occurred there in contemporary times.

The Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA) Teaching Hospital is also located in Kuala Nerus, along with its main campus.

Kuala Nerus has been described as a "popular tourist destination" by former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.