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Town and District Capital in Sabah, Malaysia

Ranau

Ranau

Key facts

population94,000
elevation above sea level1,176m
instance ofhuman settlement
countryMalaysia
located in the administrative territorial entitySabah
All data from the card 16
Country
Malaysia
State
Sabah
Division
West Coast
District
Ranau
Subdistrict
Ranau Subdistrict 1. Nalapak 2. Paginatan 3. Kundasang 4. Liwagu 5. Lipasu 6. Tagudon 7. Karanaan 8. Lohan 9. Bongkud 10. Timbua 11. Malinsau 12. Kaingaran 13. Randagong
• Ranau District Officer
Jumain Bin Abdul Ghani
• Local Community Leaders (District Leaders)
K.D Muhasip Haji Ruman
• MP
Honorable Tuan Jonathan Bin Yasin (GRS) (Ranau)
• Total
3,608.00 km2 (1,393.057 sq mi)
Elevation
1,175 m (3,855 ft)
Highest elevation
4,095 m (13,435 ft)
• Total
87,500
Time zone
GMT +08:00
Neighborhood Area
Kundasang
Weekly Market
Saturday
Plate Number
SA (1980-2018)SY (2018-2023)SJ (2023-)SS (1980-2018)SM (2018-)SKSU

Ranau Town (Malay: Pekan Ranau) is the capital of the Ranau District in the West Coast Division of Sabah, Malaysia. Its population was estimated to be around 87,500 in 2023.

The federal constituency represented in the Dewan Rakyat is Ranau (federal constituency).

Climate

Ranau has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Ranau
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 27.2
(81.0)
27.3
(81.1)
27.8
(82.0)
28.5
(83.3)
28.7
(83.7)
28.2
(82.8)
28.0
(82.4)
28.1
(82.6)
27.9
(82.2)
27.8
(82.0)
27.7
(81.9)
27.5
(81.5)
27.9
(82.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 23.6
(74.5)
23.7
(74.7)
24.0
(75.2)
24.6
(76.3)
24.8
(76.6)
24.3
(75.7)
24.1
(75.4)
24.2
(75.6)
24.0
(75.2)
24.1
(75.4)
24.1
(75.4)
23.9
(75.0)
24.1
(75.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20.1
(68.2)
20.1
(68.2)
20.3
(68.5)
20.7
(69.3)
20.9
(69.6)
20.5
(68.9)
20.2
(68.4)
20.3
(68.5)
20.1
(68.2)
20.4
(68.7)
20.5
(68.9)
20.4
(68.7)
20.4
(68.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 216
(8.5)
153
(6.0)
136
(5.4)
143
(5.6)
234
(9.2)
206
(8.1)
175
(6.9)
172
(6.8)
203
(8.0)
202
(8.0)
220
(8.7)
221
(8.7)
2,281
(89.9)
Source: Climate-Data.org

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