Ranau

Ranau is the capital of the Ranau District. The Ranau District Malay: Daerah Ranau is an administrative district in the Malaysian state of Sabah, part of the West Coast Division which includes the districts of Kota Belud, Kota Kinabalu, Papar, Penampang, Putatan, Ranau and Tuaran. The capital of the district is in Ranau Town. The landlocked district bordering the Sandakan Division to the east until it meets the Interior Division border. Ranau sits east of Kota Kinabalu and 227 km west of Sandakan.

As of the 2010 Census, the populace of the district became 94,092, an nearly totally Dusun ethnic network. Ranau is stated for its hilly geographical shape and is the most important manufacturer of highland veggies inside the state of Sabah. Tourism and highland agriculture are the major industries, because the district is at 1,176 m above sea level. Its many tourist destinations attracted half of a million vacationers in 2009. These include Mount Kinabalu the tallest mountain on Borneo, Kinabalu Park, Poring Hot Springs, Kundasang War Memorial, Death March Trail, Mesilau, and Sabah Tea Garden.