Semporna District

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.

Semporna District

Daerah Semporna
District
Semporna District Council office.
Seal
Coordinates: 4°29′00″N 118°37′00″E
Country Malaysia
State Sabah
DivisionTawau
CapitalSemporna
Government
 • District OfficerA.M. Ibnu Haji A.K. Baba
Area
 • Total1,145 km2 (442 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total133,164
Websiteww2.sabah.gov.my/md.sprn/
www.sabah.gov.my/pd.sprn/

Demographics
See also: Demographics of Sabah

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.

  • Semporna Town Mosque.
  • Sam Shen Temple.
  • Pegagau Bridge.
  • Balimbang Asal.
  • Gading River.

See also
  • Districts of Malaysia

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.

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