Tanjung Aru

Not to be confused with Tanjong Rhu, a residential neighbourhoods in Singapore.

For the federal constituency formerly represented in the Dewan Rakyat, see Tanjong Aru (federal constituency).

Tanjung Aru is a sub-district of Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, of Malaysia. Its main feature is its beach called Tanjung Aru Beach which stretches to over 2 kilometres long along with new skyscrapers.^[1] This beach has a lot of Casuarina equisetifolia trees (aru) there naming this town.^[2]

Tanjung Aru
Sub-district
Other transcription(s)
• Chinese	丹绒亚路
Tanjung Aru Tanjung Aru in Sabah, East Malaysia and Malaysia Show map of Sabah Tanjung Aru Tanjung Aru (East Malaysia) Show map of East Malaysia Tanjung Aru Tanjung Aru (Malaysia) Show map of Malaysia
Coordinates: 5°56′44″N 116°3′1″E
Country	Malaysia
State	Sabah
District	Kota Kinabalu
Time zone	UTC+8 (MYT)
Postal code	88100

It also has its own township called Tanjung Aru Town. Other notable features include the Perdana Park, the Kinabalu Golf Club, the Kinabalu Yacht Club, and the Tanjung Aru railway station of Sabah State Railway.^[3]

Education

• La Salle Secondary School, Kota Kinabalu
• Stella Maris Secondary School
• Stella Maris Primary School
• Tanjung Aru Primary School 1 & 2

Libraries

• Tanjung Aru Library

Place of Worship

Mosque (Muslim)

• Masjid Al Kauthar

Churches (Christian)

• Tanjung Aru SDA Church
• Calvary Charismatic Centre
• Stella Maris Catholic Church
• BCCM Tanjung Aru
• True Jesus Church

Hotels

• Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru Beach Resort & Spa
• C'haya Hotel
• Sutera Harbour Resort
• Seapark Condotel
• Megah D' Aru
• Casuarina Hotel
• Aru Suites
• Goldenhill Hotel

In popular culture

The neighbourhood of Tanjung Aru Village served as the 3rd Pit Stop in the 24th season of American edition of The Amazing Race and the 2nd Pit Stop in 4th season of the Asian version.^[4][5]

Gallery

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  Sunset at Tanjung Aru beach. Pulau Sulug can be seen on the left and Pulau Manukan on the right of the horizon.
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  Tanjung Aru beach. Pulau Sulug can be seen on the left and Pulau Manukan on the right of the horizon.
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  Tanjung Aru Beach, the islands of Sulug, Manukan and Mamutik can be seen
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  Tanjung Aru Beach, with the islands of Sulug, Manukan and Mamutik in the distance
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  Sand bubbler crabs (Scopimera) in Tanjung Aru Beach
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  Park between the beach and the road leading to the resort in Tanjung Aru Beach
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  Stall in the Tanjung Aru beach food hawker court selling "ready to eat" fruit, dried fish and seafood snacks
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  Stall in the Tanjung Aru beach food hawker court selling roasted peanuts and boiled corn
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  Girl cooking satay next to a chicken wing grill in the Tanjung Aru beach food hawker court
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  Stall selling chicken wings in the hawker court

Politics

•  Sabah
  • Parliament - Putatan
  • State - Tanjung Aru
  • Local Government - Kota Kinabalu City Hall

See also

• Tanjung Aru Eco Development

References

1. "Tanjung Aru Beach". Sabah Tourism. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
2. "'Replant Aru trees, mangroves at Tanjung Aru blaze site' call". Daily Express. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
3. "The Route". Sutera Harbour. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
4. Rappleye, Christine (11 March 2014). "Salt Lake father-son team take first in 3rd leg of 'The Amazing Race: All-Stars'". Deseret News. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
5. Saunders, Logan (20 November 2014). "The Amazing Race Asia 4 episode two ranking". Thesupacoowackiestblogintheuniverse's Blog. Retrieved 31 December 2019.