Telupid

Telupid (Malay: Pekan Telupid) is the capital of the Telupid District in the Sandakan Division of Sabah, Malaysia.

Telupid Town Pekan Telupid
District Capital
Telupid town centre.
Coordinates: 5°39′0″N 117°07′0″E
Country	Malaysia
State	Sabah
Division	Sandakan
District	Telupid

History

Telupid was firstly settled around 1940s and became the major route for the Sandakan Death Marches during World War II. At the time, it was mainly inhabited by the Dusun people.[1] From 2017, more development began to be carried out due to its strategic location in the middle of Sabah that connects Kota Kinabalu in the west coast and Sandakan in the east coast.[2]

Climate

Telupid has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Telupid
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	29.2 (84.6)	29.3 (84.7)	30.0 (86.0)	30.9 (87.6)	31.3 (88.3)	31.1 (88.0)	30.9 (87.6)	31.0 (87.8)	30.8 (87.4)	30.5 (86.9)	30.0 (86.0)	29.6 (85.3)	30.4 (86.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	25.9 (78.6)	25.9 (78.6)	26.4 (79.5)	27.0 (80.6)	27.2 (81.0)	27.0 (80.6)	26.7 (80.1)	26.8 (80.2)	26.7 (80.1)	26.6 (79.9)	26.3 (79.3)	26.1 (79.0)	26.6 (79.8)
Average low °C (°F)	22.6 (72.7)	22.6 (72.7)	22.8 (73.0)	23.1 (73.6)	23.2 (73.8)	22.9 (73.2)	22.6 (72.7)	22.6 (72.7)	22.6 (72.7)	22.7 (72.9)	22.7 (72.9)	22.7 (72.9)	22.8 (73.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	352 (13.9)	246 (9.7)	208 (8.2)	152 (6.0)	222 (8.7)	241 (9.5)	213 (8.4)	232 (9.1)	249 (9.8)	225 (8.9)	246 (9.7)	301 (11.9)	2,887 (113.8)
Source: Climate-Data.org[3]

References

1. "Sejarah Pewujudan Daerah" (in Malay). Telupid District Office. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
2. "'Middle town' Telupid set to grow fast – Hajiji". The Borneo Post. PressReader. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
3. "Climate: Telupid". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 30 October 2020.

External links

Media related to Telupid at Wikimedia Commons