Sook (Sabah)

Sook
Sook
Coordinates	5 ° 9 '  N , 116 ° 18'  E Coordinates: 5 ° 9 '  N , 116 ° 18'  E
Basic data
Country	Malaysia
State	Sabah
height	355 m
surface	2037 km²
Residents	37,815 (2002)
density	18.6  Ew. / km²
Website	www.sabah.gov.my/pdks/profil%20daerah.htm
politics
Assistant District Officer	Jasli Tindi
Administrative building of the sub-district

Sook is a small town and sub-district in Sabah , Malaysia . Sook is located on the Sungai Sook river of the same name , 170 kilometers by car from Kota Kinabalu and belongs to the Keningau district in the Interior Division .

Demographics

According to population statistics from 2002, the Sook sub-district has 37,815 inhabitants. The population in this area is a mix of the Murut originally living here and immigrants from all over Sabah, especially Christian and Muslim Dusun .

Origin of name

"sook" comes from the Murut language and describes a method of getting water out of the river without running the risk of falling victim to one of the many crocodiles that can be found in the rivers in the Sook area. To do this, coconut shells or bamboo tubes are tied to a string and lowered into the river.

structure

6 Mukim with 129 settlements belong to Sook:

• Mukim Lanas with the settlements of Alab, Batu Lunguyan, Kilo, Kuit, Lalapakon, Lanas Station, Mansiat, Mengerimat, Nandagan, Pinipi, Senaron, Senaron Tengah, Seselungan, Sinua, Tuawon (15 kampung ; chief: Aik Bandurung)
• Mukim Tulid with the settlements Baru Jumpa, Bonod Batu 7., Bunang Ulu, Delayan Baru, Delayan Lama, Dumbun, Johan Jaya, Kabatang Baru, Kabuan, Kawakahan, Kindasan, Kionsom Baru, Kipaliu, Kiulu Baru, Maatol, Malima, Mantanid, Mokotog, Mototou, Nukakatan Baru, Papar Baru, Pauh, Pengiradan, Poring Baru Simbuan, Pulutan, Rampayan, Seri Buluh, Simpang 4, Sinulihan Baru, Tenggulon Jaya, Tiong, Tulid Station (32 kampung ; Chief: Cyril Jalong)
• Mukim Sook with the settlements Babason, Bangawong, Barasanon, Binakaan, Binuou Ulu, Binuou Tengah, Binuou Laut, Bunang LUT, Karanaan Baru, Kebulu, Lintuhun Baru, Liposu, Mapila, Namadan Baru, RP. Belia Tiulon, Sakikilo, Sook Pusat, Tinagalan Ulu, Tiulon, Tuaran Baru (20 kampung ; Chief: -)
• Mukim Dalit with the settlements Belinin, Bonor, Dalit Laut, Dalit Gana, Inandung Punteh, Kahaba, Kalampun, Karamtoi Tengah, Karamatoi Laut, Karamatoi Ulu, Kuala Layuon, Kuala Tigasa, Kuala Aging, Layuon, Likowon, Lumiri Tengah, Malaing, Malaing , Mamagun, Melosok, Membulu, Mempulut, Punggol, Sanang, Sosopon (25 kampung ; chief: Masingil Andingos)
• Mukim Ansip with the settlements Ansip, Ansip Tengah, Batu 4 Biah, Biah Skim I, Biah Skim II, Biah Tengah, Bukit Merah, Kapakaan, Kuala Puntih, Kuala Biah, Pagalungan, Rimbayan, Singga Mata, Suan Totogop (14 kampung ; chief : Shapri Lagusing)
• Mukim Seberang with the settlements Ambual, Baitah, Bomboi, Kaimadang Baru, Kapayan Baru, Kasugui, Kindasan Menawo, Kuala Kiporing, Linsudan, Luanti Baru, Marapok, Marasak, Menawo Ulu, Menawo Laut, Penagatan Ulu, Penagatan Laut, Pantai , Serumpun, Sodomon, Tombotuan (23 kampung ; Chief: Lakusin Buntol)

education

A total of 40 primary schools are spread across the municipal area of ​​Sook. Secondary schools are located in Mukim Sook and Tulid.

Public facilities

Medical care for the population is provided by two medical care centers ( Pusat Kesihatan ) and five polyclinics for outpatient treatment ( Kelinik Desa ).

In 2008 Sook did not have a police station of his own, but was looked after from Keningau and Nabawan.

politics

Sook belongs to the P.182 constituency ( Pensiangan ). In the Legislative Assembly of Sabah ( Dewan Undangan Negeri Sabah ) Sook is listed as constituency N.37.

economy

The town of Sook and the surrounding area are dominated by agriculture and forestry. Rice, yams , cocoa , coffee , fruits, palm oil and cash crops are planted .

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.

Web links

Commons : Sook  - collection of images

• Field Site Description of Sook Plain ; Accessed July 12, 2012

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Profile Daerah Sook ( Memento of the original from August 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Sook Plain, Fiels Site Description  ( 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 April 23, 2012  
3. ↑ Lagenda Sook ( Memento of the original from October 16, 2009 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. ; Accessed July 12, 2012 
4. ↑ Senerai Mukim  ( 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 April 22, 2012  
5. ↑ ^{a b c} Kemudahan Asas  ( 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 April 22, 2012  
6. ↑ Kawasan Pilihanraya  ( 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 April 22, 2012  
7. ↑ Sook: Sosio Ekonomie  ( 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 April 22, 2012