Kota Marudu District

Coordinates: 6°29′23″N 116°44′10″E / 6.48972°N 116.73611°E / 6.48972; 116.73611
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Kota Marudu District
Daerah Kota Marudu
District
Country
 Malaysia
State Sabah
DivisionKudat
CapitalKota Marudu
Government
 • District OfficerAlexander Yong
Area
 • Total1,917 km2 (740 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total66,374
Websitewww.sabah.gov.my/md.kmu/
www.sabah.gov.my/pd.km/
Map of Kota Marudu District

The Kota Marudu District (

administrative district in the Malaysian state of Sabah, part of the Kudat Division which includes the districts of Kota Marudu, Kudat and Pitas. The capital of the district is in Kota Marudu Town
.

Etymology

Kota means Fort. The name Marudu originated from the language of Balangigi people from the words of "Mairudu" or "Maiuludu" which means "a position located in the same place", referring to the geographical position of

Brunei and reached Marudu, Palawan and the Sulu Archipelago. While in the waters of Marudu, he found the Balangigi people or also called by the Spaniards as the "Camucones"[note 1] became the sea troops of the Sultanates of Brunei and Sulu at the time.[2]

History

The district is once known as the stronghold of a local leader named Sharif Usman. The Sharif administer the area under the consent of the

British North Borneo after being accused as a pirate and involved in a slave trade, where he was killed during a battle with the latter and his entire fort in the area was destroyed.[3]

Demographics

See also: Demographics of Sabah

The population of Kota Marudu district according to the last census in 2010 is 66,374.

Tambanuo) and Chinese (mainly Hakkas). As in other districts of Sabah, there are a significant number of illegal immigrants from the nearby southern Philippines, notably from the Sulu Archipelago and Mindanao
which are not included in the population statistics.

Gallery

  • Tandek Mosque.
    Tandek Mosque.
  • Kota Marudu Basel Church.
    Kota Marudu Basel Church.
  • St. Theresa Catholic Church.
    St. Theresa Catholic Church.
  • Goshen Seventh Day Adventist Church.
    Goshen Seventh Day Adventist Church.
  • Crocker Range.
    Crocker Range
    .

See also

  • Districts of Malaysia

Notes

  1. ^ Description about the Camucones (See ref).[1]

References

  1. ISBN 978-88-7652-879-8
    .
  2. ^ a b "Latar Belakang Daerah" (in Malay). Kota Marudu District Office. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  3. ISBN 978-1-136-87394-2
    .
  4. ^ "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.

Further reading

External links

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