Beluran

Beluran
Coordinates	5 ° 54 '  N , 117 ° 33'  E Coordinates: 5 ° 54 '  N , 117 ° 33'  E
Location of the city within the Kinabatangan district
Basic data
Country	Malaysia
State	Sabah
Residents	3132 (2010)
Beluran and the delta of the Sungai Labuk

Beluran is a city in the Malaysian state of Sabah . It belongs to the administrative district of the same name ( Beluran district ) and is 80 kilometers west of Sandakan. The city is part of the Sandakan Division area , which includes the districts of Beluran , Kinabatangan , Sandakan, and Tongod .

etymology

The name Beluran comes from the language of the Tidong and Dusun at the Sungai Labuk. Originally a landmark (Buludan) was meant in connection with a hill . As a result of incorrect pronunciation and spelling, today's Beluran was created .

Demographics

The population of the city of Beluran is 3,132 people according to the last census. The population consists of a mixture of different ethnic groups, including the Tidong, Kadazan, Dusun and Orang Sungai. As in many other cities in Sabah, there are significant numbers of illegal immigrants from the nearby Philippines , especially from Sulu and Mindanao , who are not recorded in the population statistics.

literature

• KG Tregonning: A History Of Modern Sabah (North Borneo 1881–1963) , 2nd edition, University of Malaya Press, Kuala Lumpur, 1965, reprint 1967.
• Owen Rutter: British North Borneo - An Account of its History, Ressources and Native Tribes , Constable & Company Ltd, London, 1922.
• WH Treacher: British Borneo - Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan and North Borneo , Singapore, Government print department, 1891.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Census 2010 for Sabah ( Memento of the original from February 27, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 1.9 MB), ed. from the Bureau of Statistics, Malaysia