19 Facts About Tawau

Tawau was rebuilt after the war, and by the end of 1947, the economy was restored to its pre-war status.

Tawau was the main point of conflict during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation from 1963 to 1966.

In December 1963, Tawau was bombed twice by Indonesia and shootings occurred across the Tawau-Sebatik Island international border.

Life in Tawau continued as usual until 24 January 1942 when the Japanese were sighted off Batu Tinagat.

Today, Tawau is one of the six districts involved in the eastern Sabah sea curfew that has been enforced since 19 July 2014 by the Malaysian government to repel attacks from militant groups in southern Philippines.

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Tawau is on the south-east coast of Sabah surround by the Sulu Sea in the east, Celebes Sea to the south and shares a border with East Kalimantan .

Tawau has a tropical rainforest climate under the Koppen climate classification.

The Tawau creole shared many similarities with East Coast Sabahan Dialect and Bahasa Indonesia spoken in North Kalimantan across the border.

Tawau Port is a major export and import gateway for timber especially from North Kalimantan.

Tawau is one of the top cocoa producers in Malaysia, and the world together with Ivory Coast, Ghana and Indonesia.

The only highway route from Tawau connects: Tawau – Semporna – Kunak – Lahad Datu – Sandakan .

Tawau has one public hospital, four public health clinics, three maternal and child health clinics, seven village clinics, one mobile clinic and two 1Malaysia clinics.

Tawau Specialist Polyclinics is a walk-in healthcare clinic that sees patients from Tawau and surrounding areas as well as patients from neighbouring Philippines and Indonesia.

Tawau has two of the three A-Level education centres in the state of Sabah—the Institute of Science and Management and Maktab Rendah Sains Mara Tawau.

Tawau International Cultural Festival is an annual event, first held in 2011, that has been promoted for its potential to attract tourists.

Tawau is one of the top cocoa production centres in Malaysia.

Tawau has nearby conservation areas and areas set aside for leisure.

Tawau Harbour is used as a transit point to islands near the town including Sipadan, Mabul, Kapalai, Mataking, and Indonesian islands including southern Sebatik, Tarakan and Nunukan.

Main shopping area in Tawau is the Eastern Plaza located at Mile 1 on Kuhara Street.