Kunak
Pekan Kunak | |
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Town and district capital | |
 A roundabout in Kunak. | |
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| Coordinates: 4°41′00″N 118°15′00″E / 4.68333°N 118.25000°E | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Sabah |
| Division | Tawau |
| District | Kunak |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 13,823 |
Kunak (Malay: Pekan Kunak) is the capital of the Kunak District in the Tawau Division of Sabah, Malaysia. Its population was estimated to be around 13,823 in 2010.[1] The population consists mainly of Bajau and Bugis peoples. There is also a sizeable Chinese minority, involved in running many of the shops in downtown Kunak as well as the planting of oil palms in the outskirts.
- ^ "Population by ethnic group, Local Authority area and state, Malaysia" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2017.