Kinabatangan District
Kinabatangan District
Daerah Kinabatangan | ||
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District | ||
Country Malaysia | | |
State | Sabah | |
Division | Sandakan | |
Capital | Kinabatangan | |
Government | ||
• District Officer | Abdul Latif Kandok | |
Area | ||
• Total | 8,000 km2 (3,000 sq mi) | |
Population (2010) | ||
• Total | 146,987 | |
Website | ww2 |
The Kinabatangan District (
Etymology
The name Kinabatangan was originally called "Cinabatangan" which means a long river by a Chinese settlement governor in the area named Ong Sum Ping who had arrived to the area in the 16th century. It is believed that the name of Kampung Mumiang, Sukau and Built located in the district also comes from the Chinese language.[1]
History
Kinabatangan was already used by the locals as recorded in the books of French authors in 1782 and 1837, long before the arrival of Chinese immigrants to the area. In addition, Bruneian records record the marriage of Sultan Ahman, Sultan Muhammad's brother, to Princess Kinabatangan, who ruled 1408–1426, also long before the arrival of Chinese immigrants there. The name Kinabatangan is probably from a sentence resulting from the principal name and pronunciation.
The modern district are established during the administration of the North Borneo Chartered Company. At the beginning, the district office is known as the Lamag District Office which established in 1905 by the British colonial authorities whose administrative centre is located in Lamag. The office however only provide services in the affairs of the administration and court. The office later known as Kinabatangan District Office where it is now provide a wider range of services including in district development planning, socio-economics, infrastructure facilities and human capital.[1]
Geography
The nearby
Demographics
According to the last census in 2010, the population of the district is estimated to be around 146,987 inhabitants.[3] As in other districts of Sabah, there are a significant number of illegal immigrants from the nearby southern Philippines, mainly from the Sulu Archipelago and Mindanao of whom are not included in the population statistics.
Gallery
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Nurul Hikmah Mosque.
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Sukau Road.
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Kinabatangan Bridge.
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Batu Putih.
See also
- Districts of Malaysia
References
- ^ a b "Info Kinabatangan" (in Malay). Kinabatangan District Council. 20 August 2015. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ Schilthuizen, M., A. van Til, M. Salverda, T.-S. Liew, S.S. James, B. Elahan & J.J. Vermeulen, 2006. Microgeographic divergence in a snail associated with behavioural differences in its predator. Evolution, 60: 1851-1858.
- ^ "Population by ethnic group, Local Authority area and state, Malaysia" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
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Further reading
- Treacher, W. H (1891). "British Borneo: sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo". University of California Libraries. Singapore, Govt. print. dept. p. 190.
- Rutter, Owen (1922). "British North Borneo - An Account of its History, Resources and Native Tribes". Cornell University Libraries. Constable & Company Ltd, London. p. 157.
- Tregonning, K. G. (1965). A History Of Modern Sabah (North Borneo 1881–1963). University of Malaya Press.
External links
- (in Malay) Kinabatangan District Council