Sandakan in Borneo Puu Jih Shih Temple and Houses on stilts over the sea

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Channel: travelshorts · 2014 · Travel & Events

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Tour around Puu Jih Shih Temple and water houses on stilts above the sea in Sandakan.

Sandakan, formerly known as Elopura is the second-largest town in Sabah after the Kota Kinabalu City, on the north-eastern coast of Borneo in Malaysia. It is located on the east coast of the island in the administrative centre of Sandakan Division and was the former capital of British North Borneo. Sandakan is known as the gateway for ecotourism destinations in Sabah, such as the Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre, the Rainforest Discovery Centre, Turtle Islands Park, Kinabatangan River and Gomantong Caves. On 2010, Sandakan has a population around 157,330.


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