Beluran District

Beluran District
Coordinates	5 ° 53 '  N , 117 ° 34'  E Coordinates: 5 ° 53 '  N , 117 ° 34'  E
Basic data
Country	Malaysia
State	Sabah
surface	7717 km²
Residents	104,484 (2010)
density	13.5  Ew. / km²
Website	www.sabah.gov.my/pd.blrn/
politics
District Officer	Tuan Yusof Haji Osman
Beluran District Administration Building

The beluran District is an administrative district in the Malaysian state of Sabah . The administrative seat is the city ​​of Beluran . Beluran District is part of the Sandakan Division area to which Beluran, Kinabatangan , Sandakan, and Tongod districts belong.

The Beluran District was previously known as the Labuk-Sugut District .

Demographics

The population of the district is 104,484 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.

geography

The main rivers in Beluran District are Sungai Labuk , Sungai Sapi, Sungai Tongod, Sungai Sugut , Sungai Lingkabau, Sungai Paitan, and Sungai Tangkarason.

Administrative headquarters

The administrative seat of the district is Beluran.

history

Beluran was a district of Labuk-Sugut under the aegis of the North Borneo Chartered Company, one of the first districts of North Borneo.

The District Office for the Beluran District was set up as early as 1916, but it was destroyed along with all documents in the Second World War. The first administration building was stationed in Klagan, but was eventually moved to its current location because of the frequent flooding.

Structure of the district

The district is divided into three sub-districts ( daerah kecil , literally: small district): Beluran, Paitan and Telupid. These are in turn divided into several municipal administrations (mukim) :

• Daerah Kecil Beluran:
  • Mukim Tetabuan with the settlements of Tetabuan, Keniogan
  • Mukim Klagan with the settlements Air Beluran, Keramat, Sri Menanti, Kuala Pelandok, Ulu Pelandok, Muanad 1, Muanad 2, Muanad 3, Ranpek Muanad 4, Bukit Besi, Biangkang, Klagan Jaya, Klagan
  • Mukim Kolapis with the settlements Kolapis Laut, Kolapis Pasir, Kolapis Seberang, Kolapis Darat, Sungai Napas, Sungai-Sungai, Iran Baru, Pelantong, Cahaya Baru, Sungai Nangka, Balaban Jaya
  • Mukim Sapi with the settlements of Kuala Sapi, Pandan-Pandan, Bantun, Sungai Sapi, Manduring, Bintang mas, Ulu Sapi, Toniting, Ulu Muanad Bt. 52-54, Lubuk Dungun 1, Lubuk Dungun 2, Lidong, Penimbanan, Sualok, Bambangan
  • Mukim Nangoh and the settlements of Bakong-Bakong, Biru-Biru, Perancangan, Ganah Jati, Rumidi Lama, Tembidong-Bidong, Terasak, Nangoh, Rancangan Nangoh, Sinaputan, Rumidi Baru, Pinunakan

• Daerah Kecil Paitan:
  • Mukim Sungai-Sungai with the settlements Sungai-Sungai, Munungan, Binsulung, Matanggal, Talidusan, Sukang Talidusan, Kurom, Tagupih, Linayukan, Tampat, Kinadaan (Ulu Sungai-Sungai),
  • Mukim Lingkabau with the settlements of Kuala Lingkabau, Nakadong, Tagapalang, Waigon 1, Waigon 2, Abuan, Penindakan, Mangkasulap, Bukit Kambing, Suyan, Pemotodon, Tumandaa, Melapi
  • Mukim Tangkarason with the settlements Tangkarason, Alongai, Timpus, Dalamas, Tebatu, Simpangan, Lubang Buaya, Lakang, Kobambangan, Kabuluh, Batangon Darat, Batangon Laut, Sulit, Binanjar, Tanjung Nipis 1, Tanjung Nipis 2, Pinampadan, Golong, Kaindang Pinangkau, Tawanan, Musinggapo, Maidan
  • Mukim Jambongan with the settlements Jambongan, Pantai Boring, Terusan Sugut, Obah, Semangat, Bahanan, Limau-Limau,

• Daerah Kecil Telupid:
  • Mukim Ulu Labuk with the settlements Kopuron, Lumou, Taviu, Wonod, Melapi, Tapaang, Telupid Bt. 4, Gading / Pekan, Gambaron, Bauto, Leninkong, Buis, Berayong, Kiabau, Ansuan, Baba
  • Mukim Pamol with the settlements of Bayok, Tagas-Tagas, Lumantik, Kamansi, Tolungan Tongod, Kokos, Cenderamata, Botition, Basinti Baru, Basinti Lama (Dorom-Dorom), Basai Baru, Rungus Baru, Lintabung Darat, Timbulus, Dampiron, Monopod

List of District Officers in Beluran

Surname	In office from	In office until
BS Willie	1945
CA V Lingam
Berry
J. Nicholoson
Michael Pike	1953
AT Balley
GF Douglas
Pengiran Ahmad Rafaeh
Albert Watson	1962	1964
Norris	1964	1966
Luis Chee Su Yu	1966	1967
William Baxter	1967	1969
Joseph Lanjuat	1969	1972
Julius Niyo	1972	1974
Goh Bee Ling	1974	1875
Jumahad Miasin	1975	1976
Donald SJ. Malinggang	1976	1979
Yahya Ahmad Shah	1979	1982
Usop Taha	1982	1983
Awang Salleh Konolon	1983	1986
Sualim Sanan	1986	1994
Sidek Hj. Jubar	1994	1996
Rajibi Hj. Aman	1996	2010
Yusop Hj. Osman	2010	officiating

See also

• Local government in Sabah

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} Population Distribution by Local Authority Areas and Mukims, 2010 (Census 2010) ( 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; 368 kB), page 369