Tawau vs Kota Kinabalu
See how these cities line up by country, Daily puzzle spots, distance, and place on the map. Tawau and Kota Kinabalu are in the same country.
279 km
Distance
northwest
Direction
Same
Countries
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Tawau
Sabah, Malaysia
Malaysia
Country
Notable
How well-known
Not in the Daily puzzle yet
Daily puzzle
4.24 N, 117.89 E
Coordinates
Kota Kinabalu
Sabah, Malaysia
Malaysia
Country
Famous
How well-known
Not in the Daily puzzle yet
Daily puzzle
5.97 N, 116.07 E
Coordinates
279 km
From Tawau, Kota Kinabalu is roughly northwest. The number is a globe distance, not a road trip.
472 km
Tawau from equator
664 km
Kota Kinabalu from equator
Side by side
City details compared
Simple city facts only: country, how well-known each city is, whether it can show up in the Daily puzzle, and where it sits on the globe.
CheckCountry
TawauMalaysia
Kota KinabaluMalaysia
TakeawayBoth are in Malaysia
CheckHow well-known
TawauNotable
Kota KinabaluFamous
TakeawayOne is better known
CheckDaily puzzle
TawauNot in the Daily puzzle yet
Kota KinabaluNot in the Daily puzzle yet
TakeawayNeither is in the Daily puzzle yet
CheckFarther north
Tawau4.24 N
Kota Kinabalu5.97 N
TakeawayKota Kinabalu
CheckFarther east
Tawau117.89 E
Kota Kinabalu116.07 E
TakeawayTawau
CheckFarther from the equator
Tawau472 km
Kota Kinabalu664 km
TakeawayKota Kinabalu
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