Tambunan

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Tambunan
Pekan Tambunan
Tambunan Town
Other transcription(s)
   Jawi تمبونن
   Chinese 担布南(Simplified)
擔布南(Traditional)
Dānbùnán(Hanyu Pinyin)
   Tamil தம்புனான்
Tampuṉāṉ(Transliteration)
Tambunan Sabah MajlisDaerahTambunan-03.jpg
Pejabat Daerah Tambunan / District Administration Office.
Tambunan District Council logo.png
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Coordinates: 05°40′9″N116°21′57″E / 5.66917°N 116.36583°E / 5.66917; 116.36583
Country Malaysia
State Sabah
Division Interior
District Tambunan
Population
 (2010)
  Total35,667

Tambunan (Malay : Pekan Tambunan) is the capital of the Tambunan District in the Interior Division of Sabah, Malaysia. Its population was estimated to be around 35,667 in 2010. [1] It is located 80 kilometres east of the state capital, Kota Kinabalu (to which is connected by the Kota Kinabalu-Tambunan-Keningau Highway), 48 kilometres south of Ranau and 48 kilometres north of Keningau. At an average altitude of 750 metres, this valley town, which is part of the Crocker Range, experiences a mild tropical climate all year long. The valley is peppered with terraced paddy fields and 70 villages. The dense forests of bamboo around Tambunan town are a legacy of the British colonial period, during which an edict stated that 20 bamboo sprouts had to be planted for every bamboo cut.

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Etymology

The name of this area is taken from the word "Tamadon" and "Gombunan" which combined into "Tambunan". [2]

Demographics

According to the last census in 2010, the population of the district is estimated to be around 35,667 inhabitants. [3] The district of Tambunan is populated mainly by the indigenous group of Kadazan-Dusun (86%), while the rest of the population are Malay, Chinese and other indigenous groups.

Attractions

Tambunan Sabah Roundabout-with Sompoton Tambunan Sabah Roundabout-with Sompoton.jpg
Tambunan Sabah Roundabout-with Sompoton

The Mat Salleh Memorial, located in the middle of paddy fields at Kampung Tibabar (Tibabar Village), is a concrete structure erected by the state government in memory of Datu Paduka Mat Salleh. Better known as Mat Salleh, he led a rebellion against the British North Borneo Company in the late 19th century in response to the locals' dissatisfaction with alleged exploitation by the company. He was killed in a gun battle with the British police on 1 February 1900. The memorial was erected on the spot where Mat Salleh was killed after Sabah became part of Malaysia.

Tambunan is noted for the quality of its lihing and tapai. These are rice wines traditionally made by the Kadazan and Dusun peoples of Sabah. Just outside the town is the Rafflesia Forest Reserve, devoted to the world's largest flower, the Rafflesia . East of Tambunan is Sabah's second highest mountain, Trus Madi (2642 metres).

Other than that, here is a list of few places that you can visit in Tambunan;

Economy

Workers in a paddy field in Kampung Tinompok (Tinompok Village). 100 0093 Paddy Fields Tinompok.JPG
Workers in a paddy field in Kampung Tinompok (Tinompok Village).

Tambunan is an agricultural based district. Most of the citizen of Tambunan earn their living through the plantation of paddy, vegetables, fish farm, rubber plantation, palm oil plantation, working as public servant and so on. As of 2021, there is no big industry in Tambunan. This is mainly due to the location of Tambunan which is a bit far from Kota Kinabalu and also it was shadowed by Keningau which is a larger City around 40 km from Tambunan.

Tambunan host the only Kilang Tapai (Rice wine Factory) in Sabah. Tambunan also known for large plantation of ginger in the state in which the plantation mostly located at Kampung Tikolod Tambunan.

Climate

Climate data for Tambunan
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)30
(86)
31
(87)
32
(89)
32
(90)
32
(90)
32
(89)
32
(89)
32
(89)
32
(89)
31
(88)
31
(87)
30
(86)
31
(88)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)19
(67)
18
(65)
19
(66)
19
(67)
20
(68)
19
(67)
19
(66)
19
(66)
19
(67)
19
(67)
19
(67)
20
(68)
19
(67)
Average precipitation mm (inches)150
(5.8)
94
(3.7)
150
(5.8)
190
(7.5)
210
(8.2)
190
(7.3)
130
(5.1)
120
(4.9)
160
(6.4)
180
(7)
170
(6.8)
150
(6)
1,890
(74.4)
Source: Weatherbase [4]

Politics

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References

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