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Regency in North Kalimantan, Indonesia
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Nunukan is a busy town on an island of the same name in East Kalimantan, bordering Tawau in Sabah, Malaysia. It serves as a main transit point to Tawau. Nunukan regency has 9 sub-districts: Krayan, Krayan Selatan, Lumbis, Sembakung, Nunukan, Nunukan Selatan, Sebatik, Sebatik Barat and Sebuku.
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At No. 37 Jalan Pelabuhan Baru.
At Jalan Jend. A. Yani.
fortune hotel
new hotel at the south of the central park (known as alun-alun)
By boat
To/from Tawau: Ferries link Tawau in the southeastern corner of Sabah, Malaysia with Nunukan's Tunon Taka port. Ticket costs RM41 for one way. Two departures scheduled daily at 09:00 and 14:00.V.V.
The cheapest way to travel around Nunukan is by mikrolet. These small minibuses running a fairly standard route and picking up and dropping off passengers anywhere along the way. You can get almost anywhere for Rp.000.
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