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{{for|the federal constituency represented in the Dewan Rakyat|Kota Marudu (federal constituency)}}
{{EngvarB|date=September 2014}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kota Marudu
| native_name = Pekan Kota Marudu
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| native_name_lang = ms
| image_caption = Kota Marudu town centre.
| settlement_type = Town and [[List of capitals in Malaysia#District capitals|district capital]]
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| subdivision_type2 = [[Divisions of Malaysia|Division]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and federal territories of Malaysia|State]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kudat Division|Kudat]]
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| population_total = 66,374
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'''Kota Marudu''' ({{langx|ms|Pekan Kota Marudu}}) is athe towncapital andof districtthe located[[Kota Marudu District]] in the [[Kudat Division]] of the state of [[Sabah]], [[Malaysia]]. TheIts districtpopulation coverswas approximatelyestimated 1,917to squarebe kilometres.around It is located81,300 in the2019.<ref>{{cite northweb|url=http://www.statistics.gov.my/portal/download_Population/files/population/04Jadual_PBT_negeri/PBT_Sabah.pdf|title=Population ofby Sabahethnic andgroup, isLocal borderedAuthority byarea theand districts of [[Kudat]]state, [[KotaMalaysia|publisher=Department Belud]],of [[PitasStatistics, SabahMalaysia|Pitas]],year=2010|access-date=5 andNovember [[Beluran]]2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227090315/http://www.statistics.gov.my/portal/download_Population/files/population/04Jadual_PBT_negeri/PBT_Sabah.pdf|archive-date=27 February 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> It is located 130km130&nbsp;kilometres north of the state capital, [[Kota Kinabalu]], along the federal highway linking Kota Kinabalu with the town of Kudat, near the northern tip of [[Borneo]].
 
Places of interest in Kota Marudu include Sorinsim Waterfall, located 40&nbsp;kmkilometres from the main town, and Taman Sagabon Park, an agriculture research station on Buyut lakeLake. Kota Marudu also boasts Southeast Asia's largest solar power station. The town celebrates an annual [[Maize]] Festival in honour of the agricultural product's contribution to the district's socio-economic development. The line-up of activities includes a variety of exhibitions, competitions, traditional sports and a beauty pageant.
 
== History ==
The district celebrates an annual [[Maize]] Festival in honour of the agricultural product's contribution to the district's socioeconomic development. The line-up of activities includes a variety of exhibitions, competitions, traditional sports and a beauty pageant.
It is not very clear when Kota Marudu was established but it is appeared on 15th century map of borneo by Johannes Cloppenburgh (circa 1632)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7DRBl1s_7ec/WR_FKT7kUtI/AAAAAAAACPw/wsVmmZKagZAXB8JoLDFLERH-qETVZ3ltwCLcB/s1600/1632-johannes-cloppenburgh.jpg|title=Antique Map of Borneo}}</ref> and map by Benjamin Wright (1601)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Old Borneo Map by Benjamin Wright in 1601|url=https://i.pinimg.com/originals/26/4c/12/264c1298e251055791d15d943acfb40a.jpg}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kaart van het eiland Borneo, 1601, Benjamin Wright|url=https://i.pinimg.com/originals/14/9f/6e/149f6e24326484c7f2004c1dc50cc6b2.jpg}}</ref> with name of "''Marudo''". It is also referred as "''Malloodoo''" in other old maps.
 
== Etymology ==
In some other old maps it is also referred to as Bandau. According to the legend, Bandau is a derivative of the word 'Mondou' from the [[Rungus language|Rungus dialect]] which means "the head (leader) of all the [[Mammal|beasts]]". Mondou was once believed to have been founded by Aki Rungsud in the area along the Bandau River. The town was renamed 'Kota Marudu' after a fort (kota) built by local warrior named Sharif Usman at [[Marudu Bay]] to protect the area from the [[British North Borneo]] colonial authorities, where he was considered by the latter as a [[piracy|pirate]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sabah.gov.my/pd.km/index.php/profil-daerah/latar-belakang-daerah|title=Latar Belakang Daerah|language=ms|publisher=Kota Marudu District Office|access-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107140033/http://www.sabah.gov.my/pd.km/index.php/profil-daerah/latar-belakang-daerah|archive-date=7 November 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
 
==Climate==
Kota Marudu was formerly known as 'Bandau', which derives from the Kadazan-Dusun world 'Mondou'. In native folklore, a Mondou is a mythical buffalo-like creature. The district was renamed 'Kota Marudu' after a fort built by local warrior Shariff Osman at Marudu Bay to protect the area from [[British Malaya|British colonists]].
Kota Marudu has a [[tropical rainforest climate]] (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
{{Weather box
|width = auto
| location = Kota Marudu
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| Jan high C = 29.6
| Feb high C = 29.8
| Mar high C = 30.6
| Apr high C = 31.5
| May high C = 31.9
| Jun high C = 31.5
| Jul high C = 31.2
| Aug high C = 31.3
| Sep high C = 30.8
| Oct high C = 30.7
| Nov high C = 30.4
| Dec high C = 29.9
 
| Jan mean C = 26.1
== Demographics ==
| Feb mean C = 26.3
 
| Mar mean C = 26.8
In 2010, Kota Marudu's population was estimated at 66,374 people. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statistics.gov.my/portal/download_Population/files/population/05Jadual_Mukim_negeri/Mukim_Sabah.pdf|title=Total population by ethnic group, administrative district and state, Malaysia, 2010|publisher=Department of Statistics, Malaysia|year=2010|accessdate=3 May 2014|format=[[PDF]]}}</ref> The main ethnic groups represented in Kota Marudu are the [[Dusun]] (particularly the [[Kimaragang Dusun]], [[Kadazan-Dusun|Tobilung]]), [[Rungus]], [[Bajau]], [[Orang Sungai]] and the [[Malaysian Chinese|Chinese]] (particularly the [[Hakka people|Hakka]] and [[Hoklo people|Hokkien]] dialect groups). There is also a significant number of [[Tausūg people|Suluk]] people, most of whom are migrants (both legal and illegal) or descendants of migrants from the [[Philippines]].
| Apr mean C = 27.5
| May mean C = 27.9
| Jun mean C = 27.5
| Jul mean C = 27.2
| Aug mean C = 27.2
| Sep mean C = 26.8
| Oct mean C = 26.9
| Nov mean C = 26.8
| Dec mean C = 26.4
| year mean C =
| Jan low C = 22.7
| Feb low C = 22.8
| Mar low C = 23.1
| Apr low C = 23.6
| May low C = 23.9
| Jun low C = 23.5
| Jul low C = 23.2
| Aug low C = 23.2
| Sep low C = 22.9
| Oct low C = 23.2
| Nov low C = 23.2
| Dec low C = 23.0
|rain colour=green
|Jan rain mm=409
|Feb rain mm=233
|Mar rain mm=152
|Apr rain mm=111
|May rain mm=174
|Jun rain mm=143
|Jul rain mm=128
|Aug rain mm=107
|Sep rain mm=154
|Oct rain mm=196
|Nov rain mm=228
|Dec rain mm=318
|source 1 = Climate-Data.org<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://en.climate-data.org/location/36172/
|title = Climate: Kota Marudu
|publisher=Climate-Data.org
|access-date = 30 October 2020}}</ref>
}}
 
== References ==
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== External links ==
{{commons category-inline|Kota Marudu}}
* {{ms li}} [http://www.sabah.gov.my/md.kmu/ Kota Marudu District Council]
* {{ms li}} [http://www.sabah.gov.my/pd.km/ Kota Marudu District Office]
 
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[[Category:PopulatedKota placesMarudu in SabahDistrict]]
[[Category:Towns in Sabah]]
 
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