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Tawau

Tawau is a city in Malaysia with a population of about 372,615.

MalaysiaLarge city🏆 #30 most populated in Malaysia🕐 Asia/Kuching
Tawau

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

CountryMalaysia
ContinentAsia
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Population372,615
Local currencyMYR
Coordinates4.2448, 117.8911
Time zoneAsia/Kuching

🧭 Facts & curiosities

Settlement typeLarge city
Distance to the capital1,802 km · Kuala Lumpur
Population (Malaysia)#30 most populated in Malaysia
Where on Earth4°14′41″N · 117°53′28″E
HemisphereN · E
Distance to the equator473 km
Distance to the North Pole9,546 km
Did you knowMore populous than 100% of all places
Same latitude asBimbo (Central African Republic)
Antipode (other side of Earth)-4.24, -62.11

✈️ Distance to major cities

Singapore1,595 km
Beijing3,968 km
Tokyo4,147 km
Sydney5,494 km
Dubai7,059 km
Moscow9,010 km

Nearby places

Lahad Datu
105,622
Semporna
62,641
Bandar Nabawan
31,807
Tambunan
29,294
Kampung Kunak
13,823
Kobang
11,682
Kinabatangan
10,256
Wallace Bay
2,987