Tawau 斗湖
Sabah, Malaysia
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Basic facts
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- Country
- Malaysia
- State or province
- Sabah
- Population
- 372,615 · Census 2020 (Census Day 7 July 2020)
Tawau administrative district. Source: Department of Statistics Malaysia, Sabah (Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia, Negeri Sabah). - Chinese name
- 斗湖 · not yet reviewed
- River
- Sungai Tawau
The nearest named river, 1.3 km from the centre. Source: OpenStreetMap. - Coordinates
- 4.245° N, 117.891° E
- Nearest cities
- Tarakan 109 km · Sandakan 179 km · Kota Kinabalu 279 km
Straight-line distance, not by road.
Towns nearby
Towns within about 30 km of Tawau, as mapped in OpenStreetMap. Distances are in a straight line.
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Sources
Department of Statistics Malaysia, Sabah (Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia, Negeri Sabah)
Buku Tahunan Perangkaan Sabah 2023 / Sabah Statistics Yearbook 2023
OpenStreetMap contributors
Wikidata (Wikimedia Foundation)
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