Tanjung Aru is a sub-district of
Kota Kinabalu
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in
Sabah
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, of
Malaysia
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. Its main feature is its beach called Tanjung Aru Beach which stretches to over 2 kilometres long along with new skyscrapers. This beach has a lot of ''
Casuarina equisetifolia'' trees (''aru'') there naming this town.
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.
Education
*
La Salle Secondary School, Kota Kinabalu
* Stella Maris Secondary School
* Stella Maris Primary School
* Tanjung Aru Primary School
Libraries
*
Tanjung Aru Library
Place of Worship
Mosque (Muslim)
* Masjid Al Kauthar
Church (Christian)
* Calvary Charismatic Centre
* Stella Maris Catholic Church
* True Jesus Church
Hotels
* Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru Resort & Spa
* C'Haya Hotel
* Casuarina Hotel
* Aru Suites
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.
Gallery
Image:Kota Kinabalu Beach.JPG, Sunset at Tanjung Aru beach. Pulau Sulug can be seen on the left and Pulau Manukan on the right of the horizon.
Image:Tanjung Aru.jpg, Tanjung Aru beach. Pulau Sulug can be seen on the left and Pulau Manukan on the right of the horizon.
Image:Tanjung Aru Beach and the Islands.jpg, Tanjung Aru Beach, the islands of Sulug, Manukan and Mamutik can be seen
Image:Tanjung Aru Beach.jpg, Tanjung Aru Beach, with the islands of Sulug, Manukan and Mamutik in the distance
Image:Scopimera in Tanjung Aru Beach 2b.jpg, Sand bubbler crabs (Scopimera) in Tanjung Aru Beach
Image:Tanjung Aru Beach Park.jpg, Park between the beach and the road leading to the resort in Tanjung Aru Beach
Image:Girl and Stalls.jpg, Stall in the Tanjung Aru beach food hawker court selling "ready to eat" fruit, dried fish and seafood snacks
Image:Peanuts and Corn.jpg, Stall in the Tanjung Aru beach food hawker court selling roasted peanuts and boiled corn
Image:Satay Making by Some CkickenWings.jpg, Girl cooking satay next to a chicken wing grill in the Tanjung Aru beach food hawker court
Image:Chicken Wings TgAru.jpg, Stall selling chicken wings in the hawker court
Politics
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Parliament
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Putatan
Putatan ( ms, Pekan Putatan) is a municipality in the capital of the Putatan district in the West Coast Division of Sabah, Malaysia. Its population was estimated to be around 100,000 in 2021. It is one of the satellite town of Kota Kinabalu ...
** State Level - Tanjung Aru
** Local Government -
Kota Kinabalu City Hall
The Kota Kinabalu City Hall ( ms, Dewan Bandaraya Kota Kinabalu, abbreviated DBKK; is the city council which administers the city and district of Kota Kinabalu in the state of Sabah, Malaysia. The council consists of the mayor plus twenty-four ...
See also
*
Tanjung Aru Eco Development
References
Kota Kinabalu
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