Sandakan Division

Telupid district

Telupid town, in the centre of Sabah about 130 km from Sandakan, is the district capital and a common rest stop on the way to the east coast. Sabah Tourism Board

Last checked 7 October 2026

Illustration of a road through a small town with roadside stalls, forested hills beyond

Illustration — generated artwork: A road through a small town

Tamu in Telupid

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Places and highlights

  • Deramakot Forest Reserve

    A mixed dipterocarp forest managed by the Sabah Forestry Department, reachable only by 4WD, about seven hours’ drive from Kota Kinabalu. Sabah Tourism Board

Sources

Last checked 7 October 2026.

District boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), simplified for display.