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Divisions of Malaysia

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Divisions (Malay: bahagian) are the primary subdivisions of Sabah and Sarawak, the states in East Malaysia. Each division is subdivided into districts (daerah) — this is different in Peninsular Malaysia whereby districts are generally the primary subdivisions of a state. Each division is headed by a resident.

The 17 divisions are:

Sabah

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Division Name Capital Council Population (2020[1]) Area (km2) Density
Interior Beaufort District Beaufort Beaufort D 75716 1735 43.6
Keningau District Keningau Keningau D 150927 3533 42.7
Kuala Penyu District Kuala Penyu Kuala Penyu D 23710 453 52.3
Membakut District[note 1] Membakut Beaufort D
Nabawan District Nabawan Nabawan D 28349 6089 4.7
Sipitang District Sipitang Sipitang D 37828 2732 13.8
Tambunan District Tambunan Tambunan D 31573 1347 23.4
Tenom District Tenom Tenom D 51328 2409 21.3
Kudat Kota Marudu District Kota Marudu Kota Marudu D 69528 1917 36.3
Kudat District Kudat Kudat D 86410 1287 67.1
Pitas District Pitas Pitas D 36660 1419 25.8
Sandakan Beluran District Beluran Beluran D 77125 5498 14.0
Kinabatangan District Kinabatangan Kinabatangan D 143112 6605 21.7
Sandakan District Sandakan Sandakan M 439050 2266 193.8
Telupid District Telupid Telupid D 29241 2210 13.2
Tongod District Tongod Kinabatangan D 42742 10054 4.3
Tawau
Kalabakan District Kalabakan Kalabakan D 48195 3885 12.4
Kunak District Kunak Kunak D 68891 1134 60.8
Lahad Datu District Lahad Datu Lahad Datu D 229138 7444 30.8
Semporna District Semporna Semporna D 166587 1145 145.5
Tawau District Tawau Tawau M 372615 2240 166.3
West Coast Kota Belud District Kota Belud Kota Belud D 107243 1386 77.4
Kota Kinabalu District Kota Kinabalu Kota Kinabalu C 500421 351 1,425.7
Papar District Papar Papar D 150667 1243 121.2
Penampang District Penampang Penampang D 162174 425 381.6
Putatan District Putatan Putatan D 68811 40 1,720.3
Ranau District Ranau Ranau D 85077 3608 23.6
Tuaran District Tuaran Tuaran D 135665 1166 116.4

Sarawak

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Key Findings of Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020" (pdf) (in Malay and English). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. ISBN 978-967-2000-85-3.
  2. ^ "Membakut now a full district". www.dailyexpress.com.my. 15 October 2023.


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