Country: Malaysia
Continent: Asia
Population: 136,799
Country Capital: No
For all cities with a population greater than five hundred thousand, Tawau is closest to Samarinda and farthest from Manaus. The closest foreign city is Samarinda and the farthest domestic city is Ipoh. See below for the top 5 closest and farthest cities (domestically, internationally and by continent) and to see which cities, if any, Tawau is the closest and farthest to. Filter to include all cities over 100k, 500k or 1 million in population.
| Closest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Samarinda, Indonesia | 536 |
 | Zamboanga, Philippines | 546 |
| Balikpapan, Indonesia | 625 |
| General Santos, Philippines | 829 |
| Cagayan De Oro, Philippines | 875 |
| Farthest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Manaus, Brazil | 19,764 |
 | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | 18,603 |
 | La Paz, Bolivia | 18,505 |
| El Alto, Bolivia | 18,502 |
| Santa Cruz, Bolivia | 18,498 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Samarinda, Indonesia | 536 |
| Zamboanga, Philippines | 546 |
| Balikpapan, Indonesia | 625 |
| General Santos, Philippines | 829 |
| Cagayan De Oro, Philippines | 875 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | KM |  | Ipoh, Malaysia | 1,865 | | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 1,807 | | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | 1,605 | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Mogadishu, Somalia | 8,067 |
 | Antananarivo, Madagascar | 8,121 |
 | Asmara, Eritrea | 8,712 |
 | Mombasa, Kenya | 8,751 |
 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 8,755 |
| Farthest African Cities | KM |  | Pikine, Senegal | 14,672 | | Dakar, Senegal | 14,668 | | Mbour, Senegal | 14,640 | | Thiès, Senegal | 14,622 |  | Conakry, Guinea | 14,452 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Samarinda, Indonesia | 536 |
| Zamboanga, Philippines | 546 |
| Balikpapan, Indonesia | 625 |
| General Santos, Philippines | 829 |
| Cagayan De Oro, Philippines | 875 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | KM |  | Izmir, Turkey | 9,787 | | Istanbul, Turkey | 9,612 | | Bursa, Turkey | 9,609 | | Eskisehir, Turkey | 9,487 | | Afyon, Turkey | 9,486 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Perth, Australia | 4,016 |
| Adelaide, Australia | 4,851 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 5,154 |
| Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 5,239 |
| Melbourne, Australia | 5,435 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM |  | Auckland, New Zealand | 7,438 | | Sydney, Australia | 5,483 | | Newcastle, Australia | 5,451 | | Melbourne, Australia | 5,435 | | Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 5,239 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Orenburg, Russia | 7,789 |
| Ufa, Russia | 7,850 |
| Perm, Russia | 7,969 |
| Izhevsk, Russia | 8,092 |
| Makhachkala, Russia | 8,098 |
| Farthest European Cities | KM |  | Seville, Spain | 12,617 | | Málaga, Spain | 12,523 | | Madrid, Spain | 12,294 | | Valencia, Spain | 12,076 | | Zaragoza, Spain | 12,022 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Vancouver (BC), Canada | 11,683 |
 | Seattle (WA), United States of America | 11,815 |
| Portland (OR), United States of America | 11,891 |
| Edmonton (AB), Canada | 12,022 |
| Calgary (AB), Canada | 12,147 |
| Farthest North American Cities | KM |  | Panama de Panama, Panama | 17,596 |  | Santo Domingo East, Dominican Republic | 17,348 | | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 17,343 |  | Port-au-Prince, Haiti | 17,246 | | Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic | 17,217 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 16,245 |
 | Montevideo, Uruguay | 16,562 |
| La Plata, Argentina | 16,585 |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina | 16,625 |
 | Puente Alto, Chile | 16,641 |
| Farthest South American Cities | KM | | Manaus, Brazil | 19,764 | | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | 18,603 | | La Paz, Bolivia | 18,505 | | El Alto, Bolivia | 18,502 | | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | 18,498 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest City To | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Sandakan | 174 |
| Farthest City From | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the farthest city from any other city | ||