Kota Marudu 

(Malay: Pekan Kota Marudu) is the capital of the Kota Marudu

District in the Kudat Division of Sabah, Malaysia. Its population was estimated to be
around 8,716 in 2010.[1] It is located 130 kilometres north of the state capital, Kota
Kinabalu, along the federal highway linking Kota Kinabalu with the town of Kudat,
near the northern tip of Borneo.
Places of interest in Kota Marudu include Sorinsim Waterfall, located 40 kilometres
from the main town, and Sagabon Park, an agriculture research station on Buyut
Lake. Kota Marudu also boasts Southeast Asia's largest solar power station. The
town celebrates an annual Maize Festival in honour of the agricultural product's
contribution to the district's socio-economic development. The line-up of activities
includes a variety of exhibitions, competitions, traditional sports and a beauty
pageant.

Contents

 1History
 2Etymology
 3Climate
 4References
 5External links

History[edit]
It is not very clear when Kota Marudu was established but it is appeared on 15th
century map of borneo by Johannes Cloppenburgh (circa 1632)[2] and map by
Benjamin Wright (1601)[3][4] with name of "Marudo". It th also referred as "Malloodoo"
in others old maps.

Etymology[edit]
In some other old map it also refer as Bandau. According to the legend, Bandau is a
derivative of the word 'Mondou' from the Rungus dialect which means "the head
(leader) of all the beasts". Mondou was once believed to have been found by Aki
Rungsud in the area along the Bandau River. The town was renamed 'Kota Marudu'
after a fort (kota) built by local warrior named Sharif Usman at Marudu Bay to protect
the area from the British North Borneo colonial authorities, where he was considered
by the latter as a pirate.[5]

Climate[edit]
Kota Marudu has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall
year-round.
hideClimate data for Kota Marudu
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Averag 29.6 29.8 30.6 31.5 31.9 31.5 31.2 31.3 30.8 30.7 30.4 29.9 30.8
e high (85. (85. (87. (88. (89. (88. (88. (88. (87. (87. (86. (85. (87.4
°C (°F) 3) 6) 1) 7) 4) 7) 2) 3) 4) 3) 7) 8) )
 Daily 26.1 26.3 26.8 27.5 27.9 27.5 27.2 27.2 26.8 26.9 26.8 26.4 27.0
mean (79. (79. (80. (81. (82. (81. (81. (81. (80. (80. (80. (79. (80.5
°C (°F) 0) 3) 2) 5) 2) 5) 0) 0) 2) 4) 2) 5) )
Averag 22.7 22.8 23.1 23.6 23.9 23.5 23.2 23.2 22.9 23.2 23.2 23.0 23.2
e low (72. (73. (73. (74. (75. (74. (73. (73. (73. (73. (73. (73. (73.8
°C (°F) 9) 0) 6) 5) 0) 3) 8) 8) 2) 8) 8) 4) )
Averag
e 2,35
409 318
rainfall 233 152 111 174 143 128 107 154 196 228 3
(16. (12.
mm (9.2) (6.0) (4.4) (6.9) (5.6) (5.0) (4.2) (6.1) (7.7) (9.0) (92.7
1) 5)
(inches )
)
Source: Climate-Data.org[6]

References[edit]
1. ^ "Population by ethnic group, Local Authority area and state,
Malaysia"  (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. 2010.
Archived from  the original  (PDF)  on 27 February 2012.
Retrieved 5 November 2017.
2. ^ "Antique Map of Borneo".
3. ^ "Old Borneo Map by Benjamin Wright in 1601".
4. ^ "Kaart van het eiland Borneo, 1601, Benjamin Wright".
5. ^ "Latar Belakang Daerah" (in Malay). Kota Marudu District Office.
Archived from  the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved  7
November 2017.
6. ^ "Climate: Kota Marudu". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved  30
October  2020.

External links[edit]
 Media related to Kota Marudu at Wikimedia Commons

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