Tanjung Aru
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Tanjung Aru | |
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Suburb of Kota Kinabalu | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 丹绒亚路 |
  Tanjung Aru Tanjung Aru in Sabah, East Malaysia and Malaysia  Tanjung Aru Tanjung Aru (East Malaysia)  Tanjung Aru Tanjung Aru (Malaysia) | |
| Coordinates: 5°56′44″N 116°3′1″E / 5.94556°N 116.05028°E | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Sabah |
| District | Kota Kinabalu |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MYT) |
| Postal code | 88100 |
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]
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]
- La Salle Secondary School, Kota Kinabalu
- Stella Maris Secondary School
- Stella Maris Primary School
- Tanjung Aru Primary School 1 & 2
Libraries
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
Sunset at Tanjung Aru beach. Pulau Sulug can be seen on the left and Pulau Manukan on the right of the horizon.
Tanjung Aru beach. Pulau Sulug can be seen on the left and Pulau Manukan on the right of the horizon.
Tanjung Aru Beach, the islands of Sulug, Manukan and Mamutik can be seen
Tanjung Aru Beach, with the islands of Sulug, Manukan and Mamutik in the distance
Sand bubbler crabs (Scopimera) in Tanjung Aru Beach
Park between the beach and the road leading to the resort in Tanjung Aru Beach
Stall in the Tanjung Aru beach food hawker court selling "ready to eat" fruit, dried fish and seafood snacks
Stall in the Tanjung Aru beach food hawker court selling roasted peanuts and boiled corn
Girl cooking satay next to a chicken wing grill in the Tanjung Aru beach food hawker court
Stall selling chicken wings in the hawker court
