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Tenom
Sabahtown
Total population
55,553
Demographic figures from Department of Statistics Malaysia. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Tenom is a sizeable town that lies in Sabah, Malaysia. Tenom maps to 5.121°, 115.942° — squarely within the equatorial belt. Around 55,553 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,933 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 76% of daylight hours. Based on its equatorial position, residents likely encounter hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Gold-whiskered BarbetPsilopogon chrysopogon (Temminck, 1824) · Aves28
- Yellow-vented BulbulPycnonotus goiavier (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves25
- Orange-bellied FlowerpeckerDicaeum trigonostigma (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves24
- Ashy TailorbirdOrthotomus ruficeps (Lesson, 1830) · Aves23
- Black-and-yellow BroadbillEurylaimus ochromalus Raffles, 1822 · Aves19
- Blue-eared BarbetPsilopogon duvaucelii (R.Lesson, 1830) · Aves17
- Gray-rumped TreeswiftHemiprocne longipennis (Rafinesque, 1802) · Aves16
- Plume-toed SwiftletCollocalia affinis Beavan, 1867 · Aves16
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.5 — 2005-06-3063 km SSE of Lawas, Malaysia
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Sabah
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org