Tambunan District

Tambunan District
Tambunan District
Hanyu Pinyin)
• Tamil	தம்புனான் மாவட்டம்; Tampuṉāṉ māvaṭṭam (Transliteration)
• Kadazandusun	Watas Tambunan
	Tambunan District Council office.
Country	Malaysia
State	Sabah
Division	Interior
Capital	Tambunan
Government
• District Officer	Blasius Sobitun Makajil
Area
• Total	1,347 km2 (520 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	35,667
Website	www.sabah.gov.my/md.tbn/; www.sabah.gov.my/pd.tbn/

The Tambunan District (

administrative district in the Malaysian state of Sabah, part of the Interior Division which includes the districts of Beaufort, Keningau, Kuala Penyu, Nabawan, Sipitang, Tambunan and Tenom. The capital of the district is in Tambunan Town

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Etymology

The name of this area is taken from the word "Tamadon" and "Gombunan" which combined into "Tambunan".[1]

Demographics

According to the last census in 2010, the population of the district is estimated to be around 35,667 inhabitants.^[2] The district of Tambunan is populated mainly by the indigenous group of Kadazan-Dusun (86%), while the rest of the population are Malay, Chinese and other indigenous groups.

Gallery

Nurul Iman Mosque
Holy Cross Catholic Church.
Tambunan paddy field.

References

^ "Laman Utama" (in Malay). Tambunan District Council. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
^ "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.

External links

Media related to Tambunan District at Wikimedia Commons

(in Malay) Tambunan District Council
(in Malay) Tambunan District Office

[1] "Laman Utama" (in Malay). Tambunan District Council. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.

[2] "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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