Beaufort District

The Beaufort District (/ˈboʊfərt/; Malay: Daerah Beaufort) 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 Beaufort Town.

Beaufort District

Daerah Beaufort
District
Beaufort District Council office.
Coordinates: 5°20′44.84″N 115°44′40.43″E
Country Malaysia
State Sabah
DivisionInterior
CapitalBeaufort
Government
 • District OfficerWong Foo Tin
Area
 • Total1,735 km2 (670 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total64,350
Websitewww.mdbft.sabah.gov.my
ww2.sabah.gov.my/pd.bft/

Etymology

The district was named after the former British North Borneo Governor Leicester Paul Beaufort.[1]

History

The area of Beaufort was discovered by the British in 1898 during the administration of the North Borneo Chartered Company.[2]

Demographics
See also: Demographics of Sabah

According to the 2010 census, the population of the district was 64,350 inhabitants.[3] The population is divided among the larger communities and the total area of the district as follows:

Beaufort District 64,350 inhabitants
Beaufort12,742
Bukau50
Gadong11
Kota Klias203
Limbawang1
Lingkungan13
Membakut516
Padas Damit125
Weston334
Remaining areas50,355

Beaufort mainly Bisaya, Brunei Malay, Kedayan and minority of Murut and Lun Bawang/Lundayeh.

  • Beaufort Mosque.
  • Lung Hwa Temple.
  • Beaufort Basel Church.
  • Beaufort Bridge.

See also
  • Districts of Malaysia

References
  1. "Latar belakang Daerah Beaufort" (in Malay). Beaufort District Council. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  2. "Profail Daerah Beaufort" (in Malay). Beaufort District Office. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  3. "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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