Kunak

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Kunak

Coordinates4.68°, 118.25°

Demographic figures from Department of Statistics Malaysia. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Kunak is the capital of the Kunak District in the Tawau Division of Sabah, Malaysia. Its population was estimated to be around 13,823 in 2010. The population consists mainly of Bajau and Suluk peoples. There is also a sizeable Chinese minority, involved in running many of the shops in downtown Kunak as well as the planting of oil palms in the outskirts.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Sabah

• Pahetowai
  98 mi away
• Kota Kinabalu
  174.3 mi away · pop. 500,425
• Karakit
  185.7 mi away
• Dogoton Island
  195.7 mi away
• Menyangit Village
  197.4 mi away
• Sangkat Boeung Salang
  1028.6 mi away
• Mese
  1691.3 mi away
• Lan Son
  1694 mi away
• Nan Hu
  1701.9 mi away
• Mei Se Nan
  1702.8 mi away
• Par Pu
  1719.1 mi away
• Wan Lwe
  1719.2 mi away

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Recently spotted species

Sunda Pangolin

Manis javanica

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Rhinocypha humeralis

Rhinocypha humeralis

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Rhinagrion elopurae

Rhinagrion elopurae

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Blue-sided Satinwing

Euphaea impar

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Common Flameback

Dinopium javanense

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Oriental Pied Hornbill

Anthracoceros albirostris

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Sunda Colugo

Galeopterus variegatus

Seen 2025-09-14

Gray-chested Jungle Flycatcher

Cyornis umbratilis

Seen 2025-04-19

Brown Wood-Owl

Strix leptogrammica

Seen 2024-05-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).