Tenom district · Interior Division

Tamu Tenom

Also known as Tamu Pekan Tenom

Tamu Tenom is a tamu, a local market, in Tenom, Sabah. Published sources list its market days as Wednesday. Only one source gives these days. Opening hours: A trader quoted by Daily Express sells from about 5–6.30am until noon. Traditional food confirmed here includes Tuhau.

Last checked 7 October 2026 · 5 sources

Illustration of a market table of wild ginger stems, torch-ginger flowers, forest greens and trays of fish under a long market roofIllustration — generated artwork

Illustration — generated artwork: Wild ginger, torch-ginger flowers, greens and fish

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Market days

Published market days: Wednesday

Days from one source

Wednesday is confirmed by Bernama (2024), which describes a trader who sells there every Wednesday. A travel blog and a 2016 community list also give Sunday; that is not yet confirmed. The Sabah Tourism Board list does not include Tenom.

Opening hours

A trader quoted by Daily Express sells from about 5–6.30am until noon. Daily Express

Location

Tenom, Tenom, Sabah

Behind the central market in Tenom town centre (travel blog) MySabah (travel blog)

Map position from OpenStreetMap — Mapped on Jalan Pasar Baru Tenom.

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Vendor & organiser contacts

No public contact verified yet

Traditional food documented here

  • TuhauRegularly sold

    A trader travels from Kemabong every Wednesday to sell peeled tuhau at the weekly market.

Produce and goods reported

  • Tuhau (wild ginger), bunga kantan and pucuk rotan Daily Express
  • Forest vegetables such as paku pakis, jantung pisang and bungor Daily Express
  • River fish: ikan betutu, ikan salap and ikan pelian Daily Express

Sources

Last checked 7 October 2026.

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