Ranau
Ranau Town | |
|---|---|
Town and District Capital | |
![]() Ranau as seen from the north. | |
![]() Seal | |
| Coordinates: 5°58′00″N 116°41′00″E / 5.96667°N 116.68333°E / 5.96667; 116.68333 | |
| Country | |
| State | |
| Division | West Coast |
| District | Ranau |
| Subdistrict | Ranau Subdistrict
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| Government | |
| • 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) |
| Area | |
• 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) |
| Population (2023) | |
• 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-) SK SU |
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.org1 | |||||||||||||
Gallery
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Downtown -
Ranau Sabah Masjid -
Catholic Church of St. Peter Claver -
Nan Hai Guanyin Buddhist Temple -
Ranau Sports Stadium -
SMK Ranau (secondary school) -


