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Kota Belud Location Kota Belud, situated in the West Coast Division, faces the South China Sea with the Crocker Range behind it.

Vital Population Statistics (1991 census) Total population: 58,259 Female population: 29,515 Male population: 28,744   Malay Population: 1,319 Dusun Population: 23,349 Kadazan Population: 2,661 Bajau Population: 19,912 Murut Population: 37 Other Bumiputera Population: 8,509 Chinese Population: 703 Indonesian Population: 491 Other Non-Bumiputera Population: 362   Total Malaysian Citizen Population: 57,343 Non-Malaysian Citizen Population: 916 %   distribution of Population: 3.3% Population Density: 42 per Sq. Km Source: Yearbook of Statistics Sabah, 1999 ^ Top Of Page

Kota Kinabalu Location Kota Kinabalu is situated on the West Coast of Sabah.

History and Introduction Kota Kinabalu was formerly Jesselton, named after Sir Charles Jessel, the Deputy Chairman of the Chartered Company which ruled North Borneo when the town was founded in 1881. It was named Kota Kinabalu in 1967. Photo: N.S.Tham Being the state capital of Sabah, it is the seat of the state government where all the ministries, departmental headquarters (except the Forest Department, which is in Sandakan) and government agencies are sited. Infrastructure and Facilities Sheltered by Pulau Gaya (Gaya Island), Kota Kinabalu harbour is one of many sea ports in the state. As a container port it handles as much as 4,031,000 tonnes of cargo annually (1995 statistic, Sabah Ports Authority). The Kota Kinabalu International Airport is the eastern gateway to Malaysia. It handles as many as 2,410,807 passengers and 29,536,913 Kg. of cargo(1995 record, Malaysian Airports Berhad). Vital Population Statistics (1991 census) Total population: 209,175 Female population: 102,338 Male population: 106,837   Malay Population: 19,509 Dusun Population: 15,557 Kadazan Population: 15,740 Bajau Population: 23,742 Murut Population: 1,248 Other Bumiputera Population: 22,899 Chinese Population: 57,864 Indonesian Population: 7,306 Other Non-Bumiputera Population: 8,215   Total Malaysian Citizen Population: 172,080 Non-Malaysian Citizen Population: 37,095 %   distribution of Population: 11.7% Population Density: 598 per Sq. Km Source: Yearbook of Statistics Sabah, 1999 ^ Top Of Page

Kota Marudu Location Kota Marudu is situated in the Kudat Division, the northern most part of the state.

Vital Population Statistics (1991 census) Total population: 42,747 Female population: 20,656 Male population: 22,091   Malay Population: 1,017 Dusun Population: 22,768 Kadazan Population: 2,829 Bajau Population: 5,335 Murut Population: 14 Other Bumiputera Population: 6,150 Chinese Population: 1,349 Indonesian Population: 998 Other Non-Bumiputera Population: 503   Total Malaysian Citizen Population: 40,963 Non-Malaysian Citizen Population: 1,784 %   distribution of Population: 2.4% Population Density: 22 per Sq. Km Source: Yearbook of Statistics Sabah, 1999 ^ Top Of Page

Kuala Penyu Location Kuala Penyu is situated in the Interior Division, the South Western part of the state. On the west, it faces the South China Sea.

Vital Population Statistics (1991 census) Total population: 14,271 Female population: 6,971 Male population: 7,300   Malay Population: 2550 Dusun Population: 645 Kadazan Population: 4,770 Bajau Population: 1,335 Murut Population: 19 Other Bumiputera Population: 4,055 Chinese Population: 200 Indonesian Population: 193 Other Non-Bumiputera Population: 63   Total Malaysian Citizen Population: 13,830 Non-Malaysian Citizen Population: 441 %   distribution of Population: 0.8% Population Density: 32 per Sq. Km Source: Yearbook of Statistics Sabah, 1999 ^ Top Of Page