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Ranau
Ranau () is a town as well as a district located in Sabah, Malaysia on the island of Borneo. The landlocked district is situated in the West Coast Division, commencing in the northern part of the Division and continuing in a southerly direction, while bordering the Sandakan Division to the east until it meets the Interior Division border. Ranau sits east of Kota Kinabalu〔 ("Location Background of Ranau" ). Ranau Education Office. Retrieved 6 February 2012.〕 and west of Sandakan.〔("Distance from Ranau to Sandakan" ). ''Google Maps''. Retrieved 6 February 2012.〕 As of the 2010 Census, the population of the district was 94,092, an almost entirely Dusun ethnic community.〔〔
Ranau is noted for its hilly geographical structure and is the largest producer of highland vegetables in the state of Sabah.〔("Ranau meteorological station to start operations in January" ). The Borneo Post. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2012.〕 Tourism and highland agriculture are the major industries, as the district is at 1,176 m above sea level.〔("Destinations: Places To Go - Ranau" ). Sabah Tourism Board. Retrieved 6 February 2012.〕 Its many tourist destinations attracted half a million tourists in 2009.〔 ("More Than Half A Million Tourists Visited Ranau Last Year" ). Kadazandusun Cultural Association. 3 June 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2012.〕 These include Mount Kinabalu (the tallest mountain on Borneo), Kinabalu Park, Poring Hot Springs, Kundasang War Memorial, Death March Trail, Mesilau, and Sabah Tea Garden. Ranau's diverse flora ranges from rich tropical lowland and hill rainforest to tropical mountain, sub-alpine forest and scrub on the higher elevations and particularly abundant in species with examples of flora from as far as China, Australia and the Himalayas, as well as pan-tropical flora.〔
Kinabalu Park has been recognised by UNESCO as a Center of Plant Diversity for Southeast Asia.〔 In December 2000, the Kinabalu Park was designated by UNESCO as Malaysia's first World Heritage Site.〔("Kinabalu Park" ). World Heritage Center, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 6 February 2012.〕
Ranau was home to the largest mining project in Malaysia, the Mamut Copper Mine, before it ceased operations in 1999.〔Chiew, Hilary. 2 October 2007. ("Poisonous wasteland" ). ''The Star'', Retrieved 6 February 2012.〕 At the peak of its mining activity, Ranau was transformed into a thriving township. The mining company constructed the Ranau Bridge across Liwagu River, the Ranau Golf Course, and also made donations to school building funds, buses, and bus shelters.
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