Tambunan District

Nickname(s): Coordinates: 5°40′26.47″N 116°21′53.58″E / 5.6740194°N 116.3648833°E / 5.6740194; 116.3648833Country MalaysiaState SabahDivisionInteriorCapitalTambunanGovernment • District OfficerBlasius Sobitun MakajilArea • Total1,347 km² (520 sq mi)Population • Total35,667Websitewww.sabah.gov.my/md.tbn/
www.sabah.gov.my/pd.tbn/

The Tambunan District (Malay: Daerah Tambunan) is an 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.

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

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

See also

• Districts of Malaysia

References

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

Media related to Tambunan District at Wikimedia Commons

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