Tambunan

Tambunan
Town and district capital
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)
Pejabat Daerah Tambunan / District Administration Office.
Seal
Coordinates: 05°40′9″N 116°21′57″E / 5.66917°N 116.36583°E / 5.66917; 116.36583
Country	Malaysia
State	Sabah
Division	Interior
District	Tambunan
Population  (2010)
• Total	35,667

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.