Keningau District

Keningau District
Coordinates	5 ° 20 ′  N , 116 ° 10 ′  E Coordinates: 5 ° 20 ′  N , 116 ° 10 ′  E
Location of the district and city of Keningau
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Basic data
Country	Malaysia
State	Sabah
surface	3,532.8 km²
Residents	173,103 (2010)
density	49  Ew. / km²
Website	www.sabah.gov.my/pd.kgu/
politics
District Officer	Encik Amat Mohd Yusof
Majlis Daerah Keningau

The Keningau District is an administrative district in the Malaysian state of Sabah . The administrative seat is the city of Keningau . The district is part of the Interior Division area which includes the districts of Beaufort , Keningau, Kuala Penyu , Nabawan , Sipitang , Tambunan and Tenom . The district is the oldest and largest district in the interior of Sabah.

geography

The Keningau district extends over an area of ​​3532.82 km² and is located in a valley that is bordered by the Crocker Ranges in the west and the Trusmadi mountain range in the south and east .

Demographics

According to the last census in 2010, the population of the Keningau District is 173,103. It consists of 90% Dusun and Murut , a Chinese population group consisting mostly of Hakkas of around 8% and various minorities of indigenous groups.

Administrative headquarters

Plaque at Majlis Daerah Keningau for the inauguration

The administrative seat of the district is the city of Keningau. The new District Office was opened on June 22, 1980 by the then Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry, Mahathir bin Mohamad .

history

Keningau was one of the most important administrative centers for the British in the early years of the 20th century. The Japanese also used Keningau as a government center during the occupation of Sabah in World War II. The village of Nuntunan near Apin-Apin had the number "44" in the British administration. The number indicated the distance (44 kilometers) from Tenom . Nuntunan was also called "Office" because the British administration building was on the banks of the Apin-Apin River. The Japanese took over the building for their own administration during the occupation of Sabah.

Structure of the district

The district consists of 14 municipal administrations ( Mukims ) and 245 villages.

politics

Keningau belongs to the constituency P.157 ( Keningau ). In the Legislative Assembly of Sabah ( Dewan Undangan Negeri Sabah ) , Keningau is represented by three constituencies:

• N.32 Tambunan (11,086 eligible voters),
• N.33 Bingkor (19,009 eligible voters) and
• N.34 Liawan (10,240 eligible voters).

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  
2. ↑ ^{a b} Mukim Dan Kampung  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; Accessed September 1, 2012