{{EngvarB|date=May 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Infobox waterfall | name = Mahua Waterfall | alt_name = Air Terjun Mahua | image = | image_size = | caption = | map_image = | map_size = | coordinates = {{coord|5|47|48.34|N|116|24|30.265|E|type:waterbody|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coords_ref = | location = Kg. Patau, Tambunan District, Sabah, Malaysia | elevation = | height = {{convert|17|m|ft|abbr=on}} | height_longest = | number_drops = | width = | average_width = | run = | watercourse = | average_flow = | world_rank = | type = Plunge }}
'''Mahua Waterfall''' ({{langx|ms|Air Terjun Mahua}}) is a plunge type waterfall located in Patau Village, Tambunan District of Sabah, Malaysia within the Crocker Range National Park administered by Sabah Parks under the state Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment.<ref name="Tambunan attractions">{{cite web|url=https://www.theborneopost.com/2013/04/06/pairins-touch-in-tambunans-transformation/|title=Pairin's touch in Tambunan's transformation|work=Bernama|publisher=The Borneo Post|date=6 April 2013|accessdate=20 May 2019|quote=The Tambunan district has several tourist attractions including the Mahua waterfalls located about 26 kilometres from Tambunan. The 17 metre high waterfalls located within the Crocker Range Park is managed by Sabah Parks, under Sabah's Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment. It was opened in June 2003, and since then the number of local and foreign visitors coming there has been rising with 14,000 visiting the place last year.|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520053322/https://www.theborneopost.com/2013/04/06/pairins-touch-in-tambunans-transformation/|archivedate=20 May 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> The waterfall has a height of {{convert|17|m|ft}} with 1.2 metres deep which became one of the ecotourism attractions for the district as well for Sabah.<ref name="Tambunan attractions"/><ref name="Mahua Waterfall">{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2007/04/12/mahua-waterfall-awes-visitors/|title=Mahua waterfall awes visitors|work=The Star|date=12 April 2007|accessdate=20 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2017/07/253687/sabahs-tambunan-set-become-premier-eco-tourism-destination|title=Sabah's Tambunan set to become premier eco-tourism destination|author=Brandon John|publisher=New Straits Times|date=2 July 2017|accessdate=20 May 2019}}</ref>
== Tourism == Mahua Waterfall is one of Sabah's nature attractions which has been opened to the public since 2003 and become tourist destination for both local and foreign visitors.<ref name="Tambunan attractions"/><ref name="Mahua Waterfall"/> In 2006, the waterfall received 5,022 visitors which later increased to 14,000 in 2013.<ref name="Tambunan attractions"/><ref name="Mahua Waterfall"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sabahparks.org.my/index.php/sabah-parks-latest-news/182-mahua-waterfall-draws-the-attention-of-the-chief-minister-of-sabah|title=Mahua Waterfall draws the attention of the Chief Minister of Sabah|publisher=Sabah Parks|accessdate=20 May 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520053833/http://www.sabahparks.org.my/index.php/sabah-parks-latest-news/182-mahua-waterfall-draws-the-attention-of-the-chief-minister-of-sabah|archivedate=20 May 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==See also== * List of waterfalls
== References == <references />
{{Geography of Sabah}}
Category:Waterfalls of Sabah Category:Tambunan District
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