page_title: Ranau District
section_title: Demographics
hierarchical_section_title: Ranau District / Demographics
caption_attribution_description: English: Ranau, Sabah: Nan Hai Guanyin Buddhist Temple
context_page_description: The Ranau District is an administrative district in the Malaysian state of Sabah, part of the West Coast Division which includes the districts of Kota Belud, Kota Kinabalu, Papar, Penampang, Putatan, Ranau and Tuaran. The capital of the district is in Ranau Town. The landlocked district bordering the Sandakan Division to the east until it meets the Interior Division border. Ranau sits 108 km east of Kota Kinabalu and 227 km west of Sandakan. As of the 2010 Census, the population of the district was 94,092, an almost entirely Dusun ethnic community.
  Ranau is noted for its hilly geographical structure and is the largest producer of highland vegetables in the state of Sabah. Tourism and highland agriculture are the major industries, as the district is at 1,176 m above sea level. Its many tourist destinations attracted half a million tourists in 2009. These include Mount Kinabalu, Kinabalu Park, Poring Hot Springs, Kundasang War Memorial, Death March Trail, Mesilau, and Sabah Tea Garden.
context_section_description: According to the 2010 Census, there were 94,092 people residing in the district, with 14,207 households and 15,514 living quarters. The population density was 26 people per km² (68.5/ sq mi).
  The racial makeup of the district consisted of 93.1% Kadazan-Dusun, 1.7% Chinese, 1.16% Bajau, 1.0% Malay, 0.15% Murut, 0.1%  Indians, 4% Other Bumiputera and 0.8% listed as Others. 6.0% were Non-Malaysian citizens, mainly foreign workers from Indonesia and the Philippines working as labours in large farms and plantations.
  In the district the population was spread out, with 48,341 male residents (51.4%) and 45,751 female residents (48.6%) out of which 39.1% under the age of 15, 20.1% from 15 to 24, 25% from 25 to 44, 11.8% from 45 to 64, and 3.9% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 106 males.
  Most Ranau residents speak the Sabahan Malay dialect but the Dusun language is primarily spoken as well especially among the older generations. Mandarin and Chinese dialects such as Hakka and Hokkien are spoken among the Chinese community and native languages of the other ethnicities can be heard as well. English is more or less spoken and understood by the younger generations and the locals who work in the professional sectors.
  As of 2000, 46.85% of the population practised Islam. Closely behind, Christians made up 45.68% of the population while 1.09% were Buddhists and 0.06% were Hindus. 6.31% were recorded as “Others”, presumably referring the remaining natives who still practice ancestral animistic beliefs and traditions.
  Major Places of Worship
  Mosque
  Ar-Rahman Mosque (Masjid Jamek Ar-Rahman).
  Temple
  Ranau Wah San Chon Chu Kung (Chinese: 蘭瑙華山聖祖宮; pinyin: lán nǎo huá shān shèng zǔ gōng).
  Churches
  Catholic Church of St. Peter Claver Ranau.
  Ranau Basel Christian Church of Malaysia.
  Ranau Town Borneo Evangelical Church (Sidang Injil Borneo (SIB)).
  St. Paul’s Anglican Church.
  Seventh-day Adventist Church.
  True Jesus Church.
  GPI Church (Gereja Perkhabaran Injil).
  The Basel church, the Chinese temple and the mosque are located next to each other along the same road called Mosque Road (Jalan Masjid).
caption: The Ranau Wah San Chon Chu Kung Temple.
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