Tawau
Tawau is a city in Malaysia with a population of about 372,615.
Tawau, is the capital of the Tawau District in Sabah, Malaysia. It is the third-largest city in Sabah, after Kota Kinabalu and Sandakan. It is located on the Semporna Peninsula in the southeast coast of the state in the administrative centre of Tawau Division, which is bordered by the Sulu Sea to the east, the Celebes Sea to the south at Cowie Bay and shares a border with North Kalimantan, Indonesia. The town had an estimated population as of 2010, of 113,809, while the whole municipality area had a population of 397,673. The municipal area had a population of 372,615 at the 2020 Census.
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About Tawau
| Country | Malaysia |
| Continent | Asia |
| Explore | 16 |
| Population | 372,615 |
| Local currency | MYR |
| Coordinates | 4.2448, 117.8911 |
| Time zone | Asia/Kuching |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Large city |
| Distance to the capital | 1,802 km · Kuala Lumpur |
| Population (Malaysia) | #30 most populated in Malaysia |
| Where on Earth | 4°14′41″N · 117°53′28″E |
| Hemisphere | N · E |
| Distance to the equator | 473 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 9,546 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Bimbo (Central African Republic) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -4.24, -62.11 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Singapore | 1,595 km |
| Beijing | 3,968 km |
| Tokyo | 4,147 km |
| Sydney | 5,494 km |
| Dubai | 7,059 km |
| Moscow | 9,010 km |