Ranau, Malaysia

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Ranau is a town as well as a district in the West Coast Division of Sabah, east Malaysia on the island of Borneo. It has an altitude of 1176m above sea level. Its population was estimated to be around 70,649 in 2000, almost entirely ethnic Dusun. It is on the highway connecting Kota Kinabalu and Sandakan, just 20 kilometers past Kinabalu Park. It is one of the gateways to Mount Kinabalu National Park, Poring Hot Springs and Sabah Tea Garden.

The Kundasang War Memorial Display Garden has plants and flowers from Borneo, Australia and Great Britain. Ranau was the terminus of the infamous Sandakan Death Marches of World War II. Kundasang is a village within Ranau district.

Ranau Unofficial Travel Guide - [Ranau Hotel=http://ranauhotel.com/ranau/]

v • d • e Sabah Divisions Interior Division • Kudat Division • Sandakan Division • Tawau Division • West Coast Division Cities Kota Kinabalu (capital) Towns Beaufort • Beluran • Bingkor • Bongawan • Donggongon • Inanam • Kalabakan • Keningau • Kimanis • Kinabatangan • Kinarut • Kota Belud • Kota Marudu • Kuala Penyu • Kudat • Kunak • Kundasang • Lahad Datu • Membakut • Menggatal • Nabawan • Papar • Pensiangan • Pitas • Putatan • Ranau • Sandakan • Sapulut • Semporna • Sepanggar • Sindumin • Sipitang • Tambunan • Tamparuli • Tawau • Telipok • Telupid • Tenom • Tuaran • Weston Islands Balambangan Island • Banggi Island • Gaya Island • Jambongan Island • Kapalai Island • Lankayan Island • Layang Layang Island • Libaran Island • Ligitan Island • Mabul Island • Malawali Island • Sebatik Island • Selingan Island • Sipadan Island • Tabawan Island • Tiga Island• Timbun Mata Island

Coordinates: 5°58′N, 116°41′E