Tawau, what's good?

Tawau Town.

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Hello guys, how you guys going? so today i want to share with you the attraction and what is the excitement of my hometown, the third-largest town in Sabah, Tawau Town.

Here are some history background about this town..

       Tawau formerly known as Tawao, is the capital of the Tawau District in Sabah, Malaysia. It is the third-largest town in Sabah, after Kota Kinabalu and Sandakan. It is located on Semporna Peninsula and the south east coast of the state in the administrative centre of Tawau Division which bordered by the Sulu Sea to the east, the Celebes Sea to the south at Cowie Bay and shares a border with North Kalimantan. The town had an estimated population as of 2010 of 113,809, while the whole municipality area had a population of 397,673. Before the founding of Tawau, the region around it was the subject of dispute between the British and Dutch spheres of influence. In 1893, the first British merchant vessel sailed into Tawau, marking the opening of the town's sea port. In 1898, the British set up a settlement in Tawau. The British North Borneo Chartered Company accelerated growth of the settlement's population by encouraging the immigration of Chinese. Consequent to the Japanese occupation of North Borneo, the Allied forces bombed the town, in mid-1944, razing it to the ground.

There are a few places that would be nice to visit there..

1) Tawau Hills Park
  :: it is home to amazing jungle and trees(some are actually certified the tallest in the world), no doubt would offer a perfect contrast in terms of landscape and experiences.

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source: google image

2) Teck Guan Cocoa Museum
  :: did you know that Tawau is the largest producer of cocoa in Malaysia? Well, know you do.
   
   Trace the delicious history of cocoa with a ticket to the Teck Guan Cocoa Museum in Tawau. Begins your tour by watching a 15 minutes’ video to introduce the cocoa development of Tawau. Discover how cocoa beans have been cultivated and enjoyed for centuries. Learn the steps of transforming raw cocoa bean into cocoa mass, cocoa butter and cocoa powder. Sample our in-house cocoa refreshments such as cocoa marble ball, cocoa popcorn, cocoa batang buruk, pure handmade chocolate and signature cocoa drink. If you are looking for some local products, our ‘Hoko’ product is ideal for your shopping alternatives.

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source; google image

3) Tawau Market
  :: Everything are available at this market. Open in the morning till 6 pm daily. A good bargain place for salted fresh seafood. Name it you get everything here. Price range absolutely very much cheaper than the one selling in Peninsular of MALAYSIA. GET YOUR SEAFOOD HERE.

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source; google image

source; google image

4) Tawau Handicraft Market
   :: The old Central Market, is also known as Pasar Gantung. Here you can get interesting stuff from        Indonesia and the Philippines. Handicraft of multi-colored mats and baskets.

      To shop for some souvenirs, you can find plenty at the “Pasar Gantung” in Tawau town. Pasar Gantung literally means Hanging Market and is named in such a way because most of the goods sold there are hanged. You can get various goods here such as household decorative items, local handicrafts, such as hand woven baskets and placemats and clothing.

source; google image

source; google images

    To sum up, Tawau has various places to visit and many beautiful landscapes that will surely take your breath away. So, will you insert this town as travel list?