Tenom (, ) is the capital of the Tenom District in the Interior Division of Sabah, Malaysia. It is located about 176 kilometres south of Kota Kinabalu and 128 kilometres north of Long Pasia, which is one of the famous attractions in Sabah. Tenom is also famous for its Tenom Coffee, which is a landmark of the town. Its population was estimated to be around 48,026 in 2020. In the early days of British colonial rule in Malaysia, the town was called Fort Birch. The town is considered the unofficial capital of the Murut community, whose most important festival, the annual Pesta Kalimaran (Kalimaran
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- Settlement.name
- Tenom
- Settlement.native_name
- Pekan Tenom
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- ms
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- Town and district capital
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- Tenom Sabah TownAndOutskirts2012.jpg
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- Tenom town centre
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- Tenom town centre.
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- File:Map of Tenom District, Sabah.svg
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- Location of Tenom Town in Tenom District
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- Borneo
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- right
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- Country
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- State
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- Division
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- Interior
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- Administration
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- Tenom District Council
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- Tenom District Council
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- Instance of
- administrative territorial entity
- Country
- Malaysia
- Located in
- Sabah
- Elevation
- 252
- Time zone
- UTC+08:00
- Official website
- www.sabah.gov.my/md.tnm
- Image
- Tenom Sabah TownAndOutskirts2012.jpg
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- Tenom
- postal code
- 89900–89999
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