Interior Division
Administrative District Profile
Tenom
Located at the southern terminus of the heritage North Borneo Railway. Tenom sits within the fertile Padas River gorge, world-famous for its traditional roast coffee (Yit Foh/Fatt Choi) and the Sabah Agriculture Park.
Local conditions
Live environmental and topography data
Temperature Anomaly
+0.9°C
vs 1991–2020 baseline
Monthly Rainfall
95%
of historical seasonal average
Elevation Range
200m – 600m
Topographic baseline
The district in numbers
Official latest releases from DOSM & State Agencies
People
55,600
DOSM Q1 2026 estimate
Median Income
RM 3,210
DOSM Household Survey
Poverty Incidence
9.1%
e-Kasih / DOSM 2024
Primary Economic Base
Coffee Cultivation, Tropical Horticulture & Hydroelectric Energy
Education Facilities
Registered primary, secondary, and tertiary public institutions.
44 primary · 8 secondary
Healthcare Access
District hospitals, maternal centers, and rural health clinics (Klinik Desa).
Tenom District Hospital · 12 rural clinics