Paitan

Paitan
	Paitan
	Paitan
Coordinates	6 ° 24 ' N , 117 ° 24' E Coordinates: 6 ° 24 ' N , 117 ° 24' E
Basic data
Country	Malaysia
State	Sabah
ISO 3166-2	MY-12
surface	2466 km²
Residents	29,100
density	11.8 Ew. / km²
Website	www.sabah.gov.my/pd.blrn/Profail%20Paitan1.html (Malaysian)
	Administrative seat of the Paitan Sub-District

The Sungai Paitan - an ancient trade route between the coast and Paitan

Paitan is a parish and sub-district in Sabah , Malaysia . Paitan is located on Sungai Paitan , 100 kilometers northwest of Sandakan and belongs to the Beluran District in the Sandakan Division .

history

The area around Paitan is an old settlement area of the orang sungai , who traded from here with the Sultanate of Sulu. They mainly collected camphor , tortoiseshell and the bark of the cinnamon cassia , and they also traded beeswax, rattan and rice. The hills along the Paitan were thickly overgrown with camphor trees. The extremely high quality of the camphor from this area of North Borneo was known all over the world. Since camphor was abundant in the area, it could also be purchased from the traders at reasonable prices. In 1814 the orang sungai exchanged camphor for salt in a ratio of 1: 1. While only a few Taosug traders visited the Paitan river basin in 1760, half a century later there were already three larger trading posts, Pitan, Kinarubatan and Kulepan. Forty years later, Spenser St. John noted: "You can find a thousand Mohammedans here ... and the Ida'an in the interior are as numerous as the leaves on the trees."

After the Mat Salleh rebellion was put down , there were minor outbreaks of violence in various parts of northern Borneo in the following years. One of the rebels, a village head named Musah, set fire to the village of Paitan with his supporters in 1908 and for years eluded all attempts to get hold of him. Maxwell Hall memorialized Musah in his work Musah of Paitan River .

Demographics

The almost 30,000 inhabitants of Paitan are demographically distributed among the tribes of the Orang Sungai, the Suluk, the Rungus, the Ubian and the Bajau.

structure

Belong to Paitan

Mukim Tangkarason with the settlements of Kg. Tangkarason, Kg. Alongai, Kg. Timpus, Kg. Dalamas, Kg. Tabatu, Kg. Simpangan, Kg. Lubang Buaya, Kg. Lakang, Kg. Kobambangan, Kg. Kabuluh, Kg. Batangon Darat , Kg. Batangon Laut, Kg. Sulit, Kg. Binanjar, Kg. Tanjung Nipis I, Kg. Tanjung Nipis II, Kg. Pinampadan, Kg. Golong, Kg. Kaindangan, Kg. Pinangkau, Kg. Tawanan, Kg. Musinggapo and Kg.Maidan
Mukim Sungai-Sungai with the settlements of Kg. Sungai-Sungai, Kg. Munungan, Kg. Binsulung, Kg. Matanggal, Kg. Talidusan, Kg. Sukang Talidusan, Kg. Kurom, Kg. Tagupih, Kg. Linayukan, Kg. Tampat and Kg.Kinadaan / Ulu Sungai-Sungai
Mukim Lingkabau with the settlements of Kg.Kuala Lingkabau, Kg.Nakadong, Kg.Tagapalang Lama, Kg.Waigon I, Kg.Waigon 2, Kg.Abuan, Kg.Penindakan, Kg.Mangasulap, Kg.Bukit Kambing, Kg.Suyan, Kg.Pomotodon, Kg.Tumandaa, Kg.Penindakan, Kg.Melapi and Kg.Dampiron
Mukim Jambongan with the settlements of Kg.Jambongan, Kg.Pantai Boring, Kg.Terusan Sugut, Kg.Obah, Kg.Semangat, Kg.Bahanan and Kg.Limau-Limau

economy

The inhabitants of Paitan and the surrounding area are now mainly employed in the palm oil industry, to a lesser extent in the increasingly declining natural rubber industry. Agricultural products, fisheries, fruit and rice cultivation mainly play a role in self-sufficiency and regional supply.

Web links

Commons : Paitan - Collection of Images

Paitan Sub-District Web Presence

Individual evidence

↑ James Warren: The Sulu Zone 1768-1898: The Dynamics of External Trade, Slavery and Ethnicity in the Transformation of a South East Asian Maritime State ; Singapore Univ. Press, Singapore, 1981, pp. 80, 93-94, ISBN 978-997-1693-862
^ Matthias Christian Sprengel: Contributions to ethnology and geography , Volume 2, Verlag Weygand, 1782
^ ^A ^b J. Hunt: "Sketch of Borneo or Sulo Kalamantan, Communicated by J. Hunt Esq. In 1812, to the Honorable Sir TS Raffles, Late Lieut. Governor of Java" in: Notices of the Indian Archipelago and Adjacent Countries , ed. by JH Moor. London: Cass, 1967, p. 29
↑ Memoir of the Sooloogannan Dominion and Commerce , February 26, 1761 PRO, Egremont Papers, 30/47/20/1
^ Spenser St. John: Life in the Forests of the Far East , London: Smith Elder & Co., 1862, Volume 1, p. 398
↑ KG Tregonning: A History of Modern Sabah (North Borneo from 1881 to 1963) , 2nd edition, University of Malaya Press, Kuala Lumpur, 1965, reprint 1967, page 208
^ Maxwell Hall: Musah of Paitan River , North Borneo and Sabah Times, 1955
^ "Major tribes" section on the sub-district website

Remarks

↑ In the Geographical-Statistical Dictionary by JGH Hassel from 1817 Paitan is described as "Asiatic. Bai and Fl. On the coast of Borneo, where a large amount of camphor is brought to market, which is why European merchants often stop here" .

[1] James Warren: The Sulu Zone 1768-1898: The Dynamics of External Trade, Slavery and Ethnicity in the Transformation of a South East Asian Maritime State ; Singapore Univ. Press, Singapore, 1981, pp. 80, 93-94, ISBN 978-997-1693-862

[2] Matthias Christian Sprengel: Contributions to ethnology and geography , Volume 2, Verlag Weygand, 1782

[hunt-3] A ^b J. Hunt: "Sketch of Borneo or Sulo Kalamantan, Communicated by J. Hunt Esq. In 1812, to the Honorable Sir TS Raffles, Late Lieut. Governor of Java" in: Notices of the Indian Archipelago and Adjacent Countries , ed. by JH Moor. London: Cass, 1967, p. 29

[5] Memoir of the Sooloogannan Dominion and Commerce , February 26, 1761 PRO, Egremont Papers, 30/47/20/1

[6] Spenser St. John: Life in the Forests of the Far East , London: Smith Elder & Co., 1862, Volume 1, p. 398

[7] KG Tregonning: A History of Modern Sabah (North Borneo from 1881 to 1963) , 2nd edition, University of Malaya Press, Kuala Lumpur, 1965, reprint 1967, page 208

[8] Maxwell Hall: Musah of Paitan River , North Borneo and Sabah Times, 1955

[9] "Major tribes" section on the sub-district website

[4] In the Geographical-Statistical Dictionary by JGH Hassel from 1817 Paitan is described as "Asiatic. Bai and Fl. On the coast of Borneo, where a large amount of camphor is brought to market, which is why European merchants often stop here" .