Sepilok
Sepilok is a small town in Sabah, Borneo that is 26 km from Sandakan. It is most famous for its Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre. It also features Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre and Rainforest Discovery Centre.
- Opening hours:
9:00 AM–noon
14:00–4:00 PM - Type: Animal shelter
- Description: wildlife sanctuary in Malaysia
- Also known as: “Orang Utan Naturschutzgebiet Sepilok”, “Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre”, “Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre”, and “Taman Pemuliharaan Orang Utan Sepilok”
Sepilok
- Categories: animal sanctuary, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Sabah, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
5.865° or 5° 51′ 54″ north
Longitude
117.9488° or 117° 56′ 56″ east
Open location code
6PQVVW7X+XG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=animal_shelter
OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=animal
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Sepilok” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre”
- French: “Sepilok”
- German: “Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre”
- German: “Sepilok Rehabilitation Centre”
- Indonesian: “Pusat Rehabilitasi Orang Utan Sepilok”
- Italian: “Riserva forestale Kabili-Sepilok”
- Japanese: “セピロク・オランウータンリハビリテーションセンター”
- Malay: “Pusat Pemuliharaan Orang Utan Sepilok”
- Portuguese: “Santuário Sepilok Orang Utan”
- Spanish: “Sepilok”
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