Ranau
Ranau
Ranau Town | |
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Town and District Capital | |
 Ranau (Drone View) | |
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| Coordinates: 5°58′00″N 116°41′00″E / 5.96667°N 116.68333°E | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Sabah |
| 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) |
| 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 (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 8,970 in 2010.[1]
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 | |||||||||||||
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| 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[2] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Population by ethnic group, Local Authority area and state, Malaysia" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ "Climate: Ranau". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
External links
Media related to Ranau at Wikimedia Commons
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