THE BEST OF TAWAU

The Largest Marine Park in Sabah.

Tun Sakaran Marine Park (Semporna Islands Park) The largest marine park in Sabah. Comprises of eight islands : 1) Bohey Dulang 2) Bodgaya 3) Tetagan 4) Sebangkat 5) Selakan 6) Maiga 7) Sibuan 8) Mantabuan

LARGEST MOSQUE in SABAH

The Al-Kauthar Mosque of Tawau
Largest mosque in Sabah

The first man to swim across Cowie Bay

Ibrahim Rusli
1st man across Cowie Bay

Indonesian swimmer, Ibrahim Rusli, 46 became the first man to swim 8km across the Cowie Bay from Sebatik Island to Tawau Town on 12th January 2011.

He is the first Indonesian to swim across international waters.

SHOPPING COMPLEX
	First Modern SHOPPING COMPLEX -- EASTERN PLAZA The most sought after address in Tawau between Jalan Kuhara and Jalan Apas Eastern Plaza completed in December 2006 became the FIRST and MOST PRESTIGIOUS shopping complex in Tawau. How many storey? More...

Most Tallest Trees in the world

Tawau District has the most Tallest Trees in the world

Tawau Hills park has the tallest tropical tree in the world according to the measurements made by American scientists this January 2007 More....

http://www.nativetreesociety.org/

BEST GOLF COURSE IN ASIA
SHAN-SHUI GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB 15 km. from Tawau town, Shan Shui has a 18-hole championship golf course designed by Nelson & Haworth

The largest cocoa cultivated land in Malaysia.

Tawau District - The largest cocoa cultivated land in Malaysia.
The cocoa cultivated land in the State is concentrated in Tawau District which is located in the East Coast of Sabah.

The bulk of the cocoa products in Tawau is exported as cocoa beans and some are processed into cocoa butter and cocoa powder before exporting. Most of these primary processed cocoa products produced in Sabah are sent to Peninsular Malaysia for further downstream processing into higher value added products such as chocolate and chocolate based products.

LARGEST TOWNSHIP DEVELOPMENT in SABAH
	BANDAR SRI INDAH The largest commercial-residential township development in Sabah is equipped with modern infrastructure and landscapes for homeowners to experience modern lifestyle.

LARGEST TIGER PRAWN FARMS IN SABAH
	Aquaculture farms (Tiger prawn Farm) at Batu Payung is the biggest in Sabah. Once mangrove forest along the sea, today, prawn farming is one of the main activities in Batu Payung

Biggest Market in Malaysia

Tawau Tanjung Market

(Pasar Tanjung Tawau)

LARGEST TEACHER'S TRAINING COLLEGE IN MALAYSIA

Institut Perguruan Tawau

Maktab Perguruan Tawau

Tawau Teacher Training College is an impressive landmark in east Sabah at a project cost RM86 million. It is the largest teacher training college in Malaysia.

Leading seaweed producer in Sabah
	Semporna - the leading seaweed producer in Sabah

World biggest winged seed is commonly found in TAWAU
	Alsomitra is one of the most unusual members of the diverse gourd family (Cucurbitaceae). The seeds have two papery wing membranes and become airborne like a glider when released from the fruit. This 5.5 inches streamlined seed reportedly inspired the wing design of early aircraft, gliders and kites...

Tallest Hotel in Sabah with the LARGEST BANQUET HALL in Tawau

Promenade Hotel is the first 3-Star 18-storey business hotel in Tawau.

Situated at Eastern Plaza, Jalan Kuhara, Promenade shall have 180 guest rooms/suites, a Club Floor, a Coffee House, a Gymnasium, a Fun Pub, a Business Centre, a Lobby Lounge, 3 function rooms and a Banquet Hall that could accommodate up to 1,300 persons for banquet setup and 3,000 persons for theatre setup respectively.

Ethnic group
	Orang Cocos Malay with Scottish festive tradition... A minority ethnic group with remarkable flair for cultural adaptation...

Special Gift from Mother Nature
	A mountain stream of running HOT Water While the streams of other jungles flows with cool water, Mother Nature gives Tawau a special mountain stream with running HOT Water...

ISLAND RESORT
	The Reef Dive Resort of Mataking Island Best island resort in the east coast of Sabah

The only historical building to survive World War II in Tawau

BELL TOWER

THE ONLY COCOA MUSEUM IN ASIA
	Teck Guan Cocoa Museum Tawau