Businesses in Tenom

Categories in Tenom

Car repair Car Repair and Maintenance Car Wash Gas Station Motorcycle repair Tire Shop Agricultural Production Farming Clothing stores Mobile phone stores Catholic Church Churches Community Center Evangelical Church Government Office Mosques Non-Profit Organization Political Party Religion Religious Organization Village Hall Electronics Store Building Construction Contractor Building Materials Store Construction of buildings Hardware store Home Goods Store Housing Development Education Education Center Elementary School Junior College Kindergarten Preschool Primary School Tourist Attraction Asian Restaurant Bars, pubs and taverns Burger restaurants Cafes Chinese restaurants Coffee Shop Food Court Grocery stores and supermarkets Health and Beauty Shop Restaurants Nurseries and garden supplies Insurance Agency Cemetery Medical clinic Public Medical Center Barbers Beauty salons Fitness centers Hair Salon Meeting Room Apartment Building Country House Housing Complex Convenience stores Cosmetics Store General Store Market Shopping Shopping Mall Supermarket Tobacco Shop Fishing Pond Lottery Retailer Public parks Courier Service Hotels and motels Housing Society Lodging Transportation Service Villa Warehouse Unreachable

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Tenom

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	88
Education	56
Shopping	35
Churches	34
Public administration	34
Cafes	30
Grocery stores and supermarkets	27
Primary and elementary schools	21
Other accommodation	19
Preschools and kindergartens	18
Mosques	16

Tenom Facts

Area	37.1 km²
Population	23,839
Male Population	12,280 (51.5%)
Female Population	11,559 (48.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+125.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-0.1%
Median Age	23.6 years (Male: 23.8, Female: 23.4)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$7,989 (2022)
Area Codes	87
Neighborhoods	Kampung Paal, Kawasan Melalap, Tenom, Kamabong, Sampaya
Local Time
Timezone	Malaysia Time
Lat & Lng	5.11922, 115.93719
Postal Codes	89900, 89907, 89908, 89909

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Tenom Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	10,551	17,232	23,862	34,878	23,839	25,034	26,012
Population Density	284.7 / km²	464.9 / km²	643.8 / km²	941.1 / km²	643.2 / km²	675.5 / km²	701.8 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Tenom Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 0.1% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Tenom	+125.9%	+38.3%	-0.1%
Sabah	—	—	—
Malaysia	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Tenom Median Age

Median Age: 23.6 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Tenom	23.6 yrs	23.4 yrs	23.8 yrs
Sabah	22.6 yrs	22.4 yrs	22.7 yrs
Malaysia	25.7 yrs	25.7 yrs	25.8 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Tenom Population Density

Population Density: 643 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Tenom	23,839	37.1 km²	643 / km²
Sabah	3.4 million	74,248.4 km²	45.4 / km²
Malaysia	29.6 million	329,840.2 km²	89.7 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Tenom Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1830 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Neighborhoods in Tenom

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Tenom

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Tenom

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Tenom

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Tenom

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Tenom Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$2,808	$3,152	$3,276	$4,621	$5,969	$7,337	$7,172	$7,989
Total GDP	$8.9M	$11.1M	$13M	$22.1M	$33.4M	$46.3M	$50.4M	$58.9M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Tenom CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Tenom	153,052 tn	6.42 tn	4,129.6 tons/km²
Sabah	21,232,731 tn	6.3 tn	286 tons/km²
Malaysia	198,593,412 tn	6.71 tn	602.1 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Tenom CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	153,052 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	6.42 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	4,129.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Low (2)
Earthquake	Low (2)
Landslide	Medium (6)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
6/30/05	6:09 PM	4.5	94.2 km	24,700 m	Sarawak-Sabah border region, Malaysia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Tenom

Tenom is a town located within the eponymous district in the Interior Division of Sabah, east Malaysia on the island of Borneo. In the early days of British colonial rule in Malaysia, the town was called Fort Birch. fertile land in Tenom and the sur..

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