Tawau is located at the Southeast coast of Sabah, which is about 500km from state capital, Kota Kinabalu. It is the third largest town and also has the fastest rate of development in Sabah. The Tawau residency comprises of Merotai, Kalabakan, Kunak, Semporna and Lahad Datu. Tawau is a coastal town and it links with the Tawau airport which has daily scheduled flights from Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan, Lahad Datu and Tarakan in Kalimantan, Indonesia. There's a big sea port near the town centre and Tawau is connected by major roads like the Tawau-Lahad Datu highway and the Tawau-Kunak highway. The land of eco-treasures. The Tawau area covers 15,213 Squares Kilometers consisting of four districts in the south-eastern part of Sabah. These districts are :-
Tawau - 6,125 Sq. Km
Lahad Datu - 6,500. Sq Km
Kunak - 1,144 Sq. Km
Semporna - 1,444 Sq. Km
Tawau lies on the northeastern shore of Cowie Harbor, which is an inlet of the Celebes Sea. Once notorious for smuggling with the Philippines and neighboring Kalimantan, the town is now the administrative and service centre for a developing agricultural district (coconuts, rubber, cocoa, oil palm, and abaca). The port exports timber, copra, and hemp. Tawau has an international airport and a small road network.
Tawau is located in the south-east coast of Sabah and the gateway to BIMP-EAGA, and hence is able to derive tremendous amount of economic benefits. With a new airport, seaport and good communication infrastructure, Tawau is now set to become Sabah's fastest growing town after Kota Kinabalu.
Here you will witness businesses growing, Industries and agriculture developing. The largest township development in Sabah is in Tawau's Bandar Sri Indah.
You also see cultural life of the local people is enriching. Here you meet some of the friendliest, warmest people in Malaysia - and join in their colorful festivals, traditions and believe that will take you back centuries.
If you yearn for the exhilarating sense of adventure, Tawau is a place for jungle trekking, or deep sea diving or you can of course tee off in the best in Asia championship golf course.
The "Lost World of Sabah" is only 200km from Tawau. In this town you experience the wonders of eco-treasures in well preserved original tropical rain forests. In January 2007, American scientists measured The world tallest tropical tree in Tawau. This giant tree together with 5 other giants hit the list of Top 30 tallest trees of the World, making Tawau the home town of tallest trees in this planet.
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More about Tawau Division - including Tawau Town, Semporna, Kunak and Lahad Datu
Travel to Tawau : http://wikitravel.org/en/Tawau
Getting to Tawau
By Air to Tawau
1. From Kuala Lumpur :
Air Asia flies direct to Tawau daily www.airasia.com
Malaysia Airlines flies to Kota Kinabalu with connecting flights to Tawau daily www.malaysia-airlines.com
2. From Kota Kinabalu :
Malaysia Airlines flies from KK to Tawau daily www.malaysia-airlines.com
3. From Singapore :
Malaysia Airlines flies to Kota Kinabalu on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday www.malaysia-airlines.com
SilkAir flies to Kota Kinabalu on Monday and Friday ; silkiair
By Land to Tawau :
Your journey will start from Kota Kinabalu. First, take the East-West Highway from Kota Kinabalu to Sandakan. Next, turn to the East Coast Highway which links Tawau and Sandakan. For public transport from Kota Kinabalu to Tawau, you can either take an 8 hours express bus or by 45 minutes plane. On the long journey you can see a lot of things and great sceneries including the Mount Kinabalu.
Goa Gomantong Tawau Sabah
Ground and First Floor, TB 319 Block 38,
Jalan Hj Sahabudin, Fajar Complex, Town Extension II,
P.O Box 547, 91008 Tawau, Sabah Malaysia Tawau MAS Office:
Air Asia, which fly directly from Kuala Lumpur International Airport, KLIA and Senai International Airport in Johor Bahru takes about 2 hrs and 30 mins.
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