Ranau

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Ranau Town ({{langx|ms|Pekan Ranau}}) is the capital of the Ranau District in the West Coast Division of Sabah, Malaysia. Its population was estimated to be around 87,500 in 2023.

The federal constituency represented in the Dewan Rakyat is Ranau (federal constituency).

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Ranau

| native_name = Ranau Town

| native_name_lang = ms

| settlement_type = Town and District Capital

| image_skyline = File:Pekan Ranau.png

| image_alt = Ranau town centre

| image_caption = Ranau (Drone View)

| image_map = SabahDistricts-Ranau-pp.png

| image_seal = Majlis Daerah Ranau.gif

| etymology =

| nickname =

| coordinates = {{coord|5|58|00|N|116|41|00|E|region:MY|display=inline, title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Malaysia}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Sabah}}

| subdivision_type2 = Division

| subdivision_name2 = West Coast

| subdivision_type3 =District

| subdivision_name3 =Ranau

| seat_type = Subdistrict

| seat =

{{Collapsible list|titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;

|title = Ranau Subdistrict

|1. Nalapak

|2. Paginatan

|3. Kundasang

|4. Liwagu

|5. Lipasu

|6. Tagudon

|7. Karanaan

|8. Lohan

|9. Bongkud

|10. Timbua

|11. Malinsau

|12. Kaingaran

|13. Randagong

}}

| timezone = GMT +08:00

| leader_title = Ranau District Officer

| leader_name = Jumain Bin Abdul Ghani

| leader_title2 = Local Community Leaders (District Leaders)

| leader_name2 = K.D Muhasip Haji Ruman

| leader_title3 = MP

| leader_name3 = Honorable Tuan Jonathan Bin Yasin (GRS) (Ranau)File:Gabungan Rakyat Sabah GRS.jpg

| population_as_of = 2023

| population_total = 87500

| area_total_sq_mi = 1393.057

| elevation_m = 1175

| elevation_max_m = 4095

| blank1_name = Neighborhood Area

| blank1_info = Kundasang

| blank2_name = Weekly Market

| blank2_info = Saturday

| blank3_name = Plate Number

| blank3_info = SA (1980-2018)
SY (2018-2023)
SJ (2023-)
SS (1980-2018)
SM (2018-)
SK
SU

}}

Climate

Ranau has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

{{Weather box

|width = auto

| location = Ranau

| metric first = Yes

| single line = Yes

| Jan high C = 27.2

| Feb high C = 27.3

| Mar high C = 27.8

| Apr high C = 28.5

| May high C = 28.7

| Jun high C = 28.2

| Jul high C = 28.0

| Aug high C = 28.1

| Sep high C = 27.9

| Oct high C = 27.8

| Nov high C = 27.7

| Dec high C = 27.5

| Jan mean C = 23.6

| Feb mean C = 23.7

| Mar mean C = 24.0

| Apr mean C = 24.6

| May mean C = 24.8

| Jun mean C = 24.3

| Jul mean C = 24.1

| Aug mean C = 24.2

| Sep mean C = 24.0

| Oct mean C = 24.1

| Nov mean C = 24.1

| Dec mean C = 23.9

| year mean C =

| Jan low C = 20.1

| Feb low C = 20.1

| Mar low C = 20.3

| Apr low C = 20.7

| May low C = 20.9

| Jun low C = 20.5

| Jul low C = 20.2

| Aug low C = 20.3

| Sep low C = 20.1

| Oct low C = 20.4

| Nov low C = 20.5

| Dec low C = 20.4

|rain colour=

|Jan rain mm=216

|Feb rain mm=153

|Mar rain mm=136

|Apr rain mm=143

|May rain mm=234

|Jun rain mm=206

|Jul rain mm=175

|Aug rain mm=172

|Sep rain mm=203

|Oct rain mm=202

|Nov rain mm=220

|Dec rain mm=221

|source 1 = Climate-Data.org{{cite web

|url = https://en.climate-data.org/location/36149/

|title = Climate: Ranau

|publisher=Climate-Data.org

|access-date = 30 October 2020}}

}}

References

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