Sindumin

Sindumin
Sindumin
Coordinates	4 ° 58 ′  N , 115 ° 30 ′  E Coordinates: 4 ° 58 ′  N , 115 ° 30 ′  E
Basic data
Country	Malaysia
State	Sabah

Stamp of the Sindumin border station

Sindumin , known as Mengalong until the 1960s , is a small town in Sabah , Malaysia . It is 144 kilometers south of the capital Kota Kinabalu and is part of the Sipitang district in the Interior Division area . The at Brunei Bay sindumin located adjacent to the Malaysian state of Sarawak .

history

Until 1900 the Sungai Sipitang River marked the border between British North Borneo and the Sultanate of Brunei. The acquisition of land between the Sungai Sipitang and Sungai Trusan rivers in 1901 resulted in the establishment of an administrative office in Sipitang under the name Province Clarke (named after Sir Andrew Clarke). The main purpose of this administrative post was primarily owed to the planned acquisition of further territories. However, various problems led to the return of some land, so that the demarcation line to Sarawak was finally placed on the border at Sindumin, which is still valid today.

city

The small town extends over an area of ​​52 hectares.

Border station

Sindumin is located on the A2 (Pan Borneo Highway) and is also the border station for entering and leaving Sarawak.

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. ↑ The Straits Times, May 2, 1905, page 4  ( 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.  
2. ↑ Kampung Meligan - History  ( 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 February 13, 2012