Semporna District

Semporna District
Daerah Semporna
District
Semporna District Council Office
Semporna District Council office.

Seal
Coordinates: 4°29′00″N 118°37′00″E / 4.48333°N 118.61667°E / 4.48333; 118.61667Coordinates: 4°29′00″N 118°37′00″E / 4.48333°N 118.61667°E / 4.48333; 118.61667
Country  Malaysia
State  Sabah
Division Tawau
Capital Semporna
Government
 • District Officer A.M. Ibnu Haji A.K. Baba
Area
 • Total 1,145 km2 (442 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 133,164
Website ww2.sabah.gov.my/md.sprn/
www.sabah.gov.my/pd.sprn/

The Semporna District (Malay: Daerah Semporna) is an administrative district in the Malaysian state of Sabah, part of the Tawau Division which includes the districts of Kunak, Lahad Datu, Semporna and Tawau. The capital of the district is in Semporna Town.

Demographics

According to the last census in 2010, the population of Semporna district is estimated to be around 133,164 inhabitants.[1] 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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "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

  • 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.

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