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Kundasang
Hill station and town in Sabah, Malaysia
Hill station and town in Sabah, Malaysia
| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| name | Kundasang | ||
| image_skyline | File:Mount Kinabalu from Kundasang Town.jpg | ||
| image_caption | Rows of shoplots in Kundasang town. | ||
| image_seal | Majlis Daerah Ranau.gif | ||
| image_map | Kundasang Town and Ranau Town.png | ||
| map_caption | Location of Kundasang Town in Ranau District | ||
| settlement_type | Hill Station cum Sub-district of Ranau | ||
| coordinates | |||
| pushpin_map | Borneo | ||
| pushpin_label_position | right | ||
| subdivision_type | Country | ||
| subdivision_name | Malaysia | ||
| subdivision_type1 | State | ||
| subdivision_name1 | Sabah | ||
| subdivision_type2 | Division | ||
| subdivision_name2 | West Coast | ||
| subdivision_type3 | District | ||
| subdivision_name3 | Ranau | ||
| seat_type | Subdistrict | ||
| {{Collapsible list | titlestyle | background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal; | |
| title | Kundasang | ||
| timezone | GMT +08:00 | ||
| leader_title | DUN | ||
| leader_name | Joachim Gunsalam (GRS-PBS) (Kundasang) [[File:Gabungan Rakyat Sabah GRS.jpg | 25px | Gabungan Rakyat Sabah]] |
| Masidi Manjun (GRS-Gagasan) (Karanaan) [[File:Gabungan Rakyat Sabah GRS.jpg | 25px | Gabungan Rakyat Sabah]] | |
| population_as_of | 2023 | ||
| population_total | ~10000 | ||
| population_density_km2 | auto | ||
| elevation_m | 1900 | ||
| elevation_max_m | 4095 | ||
| blank1_name | Weekly Market | ||
| blank1_info | Friday |
|1. Nalapak |2. Paginatan |3. Kundasang |4. Liwagu |5. Lipasu |6. Tagudon |7. Karanaan |8. Lohan |9. Bongkud |10. Timbua |11. Malinsau |12. Kaingaran |13. Randagong Masidi Manjun (GRS-Gagasan) (Karanaan) [[File:Gabungan Rakyat Sabah GRS.jpg|25px|Gabungan Rakyat Sabah]]
Kundasang is a hill station and town in the district of Ranau in Sabah, Malaysia that lies along the bank of Kundasang Valley within the Crocker Range, which neighbours Pekan Nabalu in nearby Kota Belud district. It is located about 6 kilometres away from Kinabalu National Park, 15.6 kilometres from Ranau town centre proper and is renowned for its vegetable market which is open seven days a week. It is the closest town to Mount Kinabalu and has a panoramic view of the mountain. It is populated mainly by the native Ranau Dusuns who are mostly Muslims since the colonial rule with a large significant Christian minority (especially in the Bundu Tuhan village where its native Dusun populace are mostly Roman Catholics owing to Christianisation of the tribe during colonial rule from animism by the Mill Hill Missionaries in today's Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu although the vast majority of Christian Dusuns in Ranau are from the Sidang Injil Borneo church) and a small population of Chinese people (mostly Hakkas including those of Sino-Native descent). Notably, almost all the shops are operated by locals.
At an elevation of almost 1,900 m (6,200 ft), it is the highest settlement in Malaysia. Kundasang is also famously known as the New Zealand of Borneo for its unique mountainous geographical terrain almost similar to New Zealand. The Desa Dairy Farm is located within Kundasang.
Attractions
Kundasang War Memorial and Gardens
Main article: Kundasang War Memorial
Kundasang War Memorial commemorates the 2,428 Australian and British prisoners who died during World War II at the Sandakan POW Camp, and the casualties of the three infamous forced death marches from Sandakan to Ranau. It also serves as a tribute to the many local people who risked their lives while aiding the prisoners of war. It has four gardens representing the homelands of those who died. ANZAC Memorial Services and private Memorial Services are welcomed with prior arrangements. The Memorial is open to visitors with minimal entrance fees charged. An access road with ramp allows easy access for wheelchair users.
Vegetable wholesale stalls
Beside the main road vegetables wholesalers can be found in a long row of wooden stalls (Malay: gerai). Bulk buyers come from all over the state of Sabah, Sarawak and even Brunei for the fresh harvest. Pick up trucks are seen laden fully with harvest from the farms nearby the valley and delivered to the stalls. Passing tourists and travellers also stop by the road for shopping at a good bargain with the stalls are open seven days a week.
Golf course
Mount Kinabalu Golf Club is located near the border of Kinabalu National Park at an altitude of approximately 2,000 metres above sea level.
Villages
There are several small villages in Kundasang.
| No | Village names |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kundasang Town (Main hub) |
| 2 | Kampung Lembah Permai |
| 3 | Kampung Cinta Mata |
| 4 | Kampung Kauluan |
| 5 | Kampung Mesilou |
| 6 | Kampung Mentoki |
| 7 | Kampung Bambangan |
| 8 | Kampung Desa Aman |
| 9 | Kampung Kinasaraban |
| 10 | Kampung Bundu Tuhan |
| 11 | Kampung Dumpiring |
| 12 | Kampung Desa Sunyi (Kundasang Lama) |
| 13 | Kampung Mohimboyon |
| 14 | Kampung Nosorob |
| 15 | Kampung Pinousok |
| 16 | Kampung Giman |
| 17 | Kampung Sinisian |
| 18 | Kampung Ratau |
| 19 | Kampung Karanaan |
| 20 | Kampung Kituntul |
| 21 | Kampung Lapai |
| 22 | Kampung Sinar |
| 23 | Kampung Liwagu |
| 24 | Kampung Muhibah |
| 25 | Kampung Kinandusan |
| 26 | Kampung Kiwawoi |
| 27 | Kampung Waang |
| 28 | Kampung Semuruh |
| 29 | Kampung Sosondoton |
| 30 | Kampung Tudan |
| 31 | Kampung Tinatasan |
Education
There are 13 primary schools and 2 secondary schools in Kundasang.
| No | School Names | Types of School |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK Kundasang | Elementary |
| 2 | SK Mesilou | |
| 3 | SK Don Bosco | |
| 4 | SK Bundu Tuhan | |
| 5 | SK Kinasaraban | |
| 7 | SK Kauluan | |
| 8 | SK Lipasu | |
| 9 | SK Mohimboyon | |
| 10 | SK Waang | |
| 11 | SK Pahu Himbaan | |
| 12 | SK Tagudon Lama | |
| 13 | SK Pinausuk | |
| 14 | SMK Kundasang | Secondary |
| 15 | SMK Bundu Tuhan |
References
References
- Miwil, Olivia. (27 December 2020). "'Little New Zealand' a hit". New Straits Times.
- Chin, Mary. (23 April 2016). "Sabah's own little New Zealand". Daily Express.
- "Kundasang War Memorial". Department of Veterans' Affairs (Australia).
- "Kundasang War Memorial". Sabah Tourism.
- "Friends Of Kundasang War Memorial". Lynette Ramsay Silver.
- Joyce Guri, Catohrinner. "Kundasang War Memorial". Asian Itinerary.
- (25 October 2023). "FRESH MARKET OF KUNDASANG". e-tawau.
- "Mount Kinabalu Golf Club". Sabah Tourism.
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