Tambunan District | |
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| Daerah Tambunan | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Jawi | داءيره تمبونن |
| • Chinese | 担布南县 (Simplified) 擔布南縣 (Traditional) Dānbùnán xiàn (Hanyu Pinyin) |
| • Tamil | தம்புனான் மாவட்டம் Tampuṉāṉ māvaṭṭam (Transliteration) |
| • Kadazandusun | Watas Tambunan |
 Tambunan District Council office. | |
 Seal | |
| Nickname(s): "the place where the Warrior, Gombunan and Tamadon were born." | |
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| Coordinates: 5°40′26.47″N 116°21′53.58″E / 5.6740194°N 116.3648833°E | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Sabah |
| Division | Interior |
| Capital | Tambunan |
| Government | |
| • District Officer | Blasius Sobitun Makajil |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,347 km2 (520 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 35,667 |
| Website | www www |
The Tambunan District (Malay: Daerah Tambunan) is an administrative district in the Malaysian state of Sabah, part of the Interior Division which includes the districts of Beaufort, Keningau, Kuala Penyu, Nabawan, Sipitang, Tambunan and Tenom. The capital of the district is in Tambunan Town.
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Etymology
The name of this area is taken from the word "Tamadon" and "Gombunan" which combined into "Tambunan".[1]
Demographics
According to the last census in 2010, the population of the district is estimated to be around 35,667 inhabitants.[2] The district of Tambunan is populated mainly by the indigenous group of Kadazan-Dusun (86%), while the rest of the population are Malay, Chinese and other indigenous groups.
Gallery
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Tambunan paddy field.
See also
References
- ^ "Laman Utama" (in Malay). Tambunan District Council. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ "Population by ethnic group, Local Authority area and state, Malaysia" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
Further reading
- Treacher, W. H (1891). "British Borneo: sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo". University of California Libraries. Singapore, Govt. print. dept. p. 190.
- Rutter, Owen (1922). "British North Borneo - An Account of its History, Resources and Native Tribes". Cornell University Libraries. Constable & Company Ltd, London. p. 157.
- Tregonning, K. G. (1965). A History Of Modern Sabah (North Borneo 1881–1963). University of Malaya Press.
External links
Media related to Tambunan District at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Malay) Tambunan District Council
- (in Malay) Tambunan District Office
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