Sungai Kalumpang
| Kalumpang | ||
 Bridge over the Sungai Kalumpang on the A5 Tawau-Lahad Datu ( 4 ° 27 ′ 6.3 ″ N , 118 ° 14 ′ 40.1 ″ E ) |
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| Data | ||
| location | Sabah , Borneo , Malaysia | |
| River system | Kalumpang | |
| source | north of Gunung Lucia | |
| muzzle |
Sibuko Bay , Celebes Sea Coordinates: 4 ° 20 ′ 36 " N , 118 ° 20 ′ 45" E 4 ° 20 ′ 36 " N , 118 ° 20 ′ 45" E
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| Left tributaries | Sungai Langein, Sungai Pinang | |
| Right tributaries | Sungai mantri | |
The Kalumpang ( mal. Sungai Kalumpang ) or Kalumpang River is a river in the Malaysian state of Sabah on Borneo . It rises in Tawau Hill Park , a low mountain range north of Tawau and runs from there to the shallow mouth in Sibuko Bay , which in turn opens to the Celebes Sea. In the estuary is the island of Pulau Kalumpang . The Sungai Kalumpang runs in large parts on the border between the Tawau district and the Semporna district .
use
The lower reaches of the Kalumpang are used to cultivate tiger prawns ( Penaeus monodon ). Romspect Sdn. Bhd. owned by tropical timber tycoon John Nip.
Web links
Commons : Sungai Kalumpang - Collection of Images
Individual evidence
- ↑ Prawn (P.Monodon) Farm At Sungai Kalumpang Of Tawau ( 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 July 22, 2012
Remarks
- ↑ The Sungai Pinang is shown on the map of the North Borneo Chartered Company in O. Rutter's "The Pagans of North Borneo" (1929).
