Ranau Explained

Ranau
Native Name:	Pekan Ranau
Native Name Lang:	ms
Settlement Type:	Town and district capital
Image Alt:	Ranau town centre
Coordinates:	5.9667°N 116.6833°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Malaysia
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Type2:	Division
Subdivision Name2:	West Coast
Subdivision Type3:	District
Subdivision Name3:	Ranau
Population As Of:	2010
Population Total:	8,970

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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Population by ethnic group, Local Authority area and state, Malaysia. Department of Statistics, Malaysia. 2010. 5 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20120227090315/http://www.statistics.gov.my/portal/download_Population/files/population/04Jadual_PBT_negeri/PBT_Sabah.pdf. 27 February 2012. dead.