Semporna district

Semporna district
Coordinates	4 ° 29 ′  N , 118 ° 37 ′  E Coordinates: 4 ° 29 ′  N , 118 ° 37 ′  E
Location of the district and city of Semporna
Basic data
Country	Malaysia
State	Sabah
Residents	133,164 (2010)
Website	www.sabah.gov.my/pd.sprn
politics
District Officer	AM Ibnu Haji AK Baba
Majlis Daerah Semporna (District Office)

The Semporna District is an administrative district in the Malaysian state of Sabah . The administrative seat is the city of Semporna . The district is part of the Tawau Division area to which the Kunak , Lahad Datu , Semporna and Tawau districts belong.

Demographics

The population of the Semporna district is 133,164 according to the last census in 2010. The majority of the residents are Bajau , many of whom live in the outskirts of the city of Semporna in stilt houses directly over the water.

Administrative headquarters

The administrative seat of the district is the city of Semporna .

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