Hora Atual em Tambunan, Malásia — Asia/Kuching.

Tambunan is the capital of Tambunan District in the Interior Division of Sabah, Malaysia. Its population was estimated to be around 2,553 in 2010. The town is located 80 kilometres east of the state capital, Kota Kinabalu, 48 kilometres south of Ranau and 48 kilometres north of Keningau. At an average altitude of 750 metres, the valley town, which is part of the Crocker Range, experiences a mild tropical climate all year long. The valley is peppered with terraced paddy fields and 70 villages. The dense forests of bamboo around Tambunan are a legacy of the British colonial period, during which an edict stated that 20 bamboo sprouts had to be planted for every bamboo cut.

Distance-wise, Tambunan is closest to Singapore (~1,478 km), Tokyo (~4,092 km), Sydney (~5,724 km); São Paulo is the far end at roughly 17,326 km. That ordering matters more than the timezone label for travel planning.

Tambunan sits inside Malásia — the South-Eastern Asia subregion, capital Kuala Lumpur, languages English, Malay, currency MYR (RM).

Around Tambunan, the nearest mapped reference cities are Donggongon (39 km), Ranau (39 km), Kinarut (41 km), Putatan (44 km); treat them as the de-facto regional cluster for Asia/Kuching planning.

Closest curated airport references from Tambunan: KUL Sepang (1662 km).

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