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Keningau District

Coordinates: 5°20′00″N 116°10′00″E / 5.33333°N 116.16667°E / 5.33333; 116.16667
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Keningau District
Daerah Keningau
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiداءيره كنيڠاو
 • Chinese根地咬县 (Simplified)
根地咬縣 (Traditional)
Gēndeyǎo xiàn (Hanyu Pinyin)
 • Tamilகெனிங்காவு மாவட்டம்
Keṉiṅkāvu māvaṭṭam (Transliteration)
 • KadazandusunWatas Keningau
Keningau District Council
Keningau District Council office.
Official seal of Keningau District
Location of Keningau District
Coordinates: 5°20′00″N 116°10′00″E / 5.33333°N 116.16667°E / 5.33333; 116.16667
Country Malaysia
State Sabah
DivisionInterior
CapitalKeningau
Government
 • District OfficerPeter Jonu Moinjil @ Peter Joseph Jonu
Area
 • Total3,533 km2 (1,364 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total173,103
Websitewww.sabah.gov.my/md.kgu
www.sabah.gov.my/pd.kgu/
Map of Keningau District

The Keningau District (Malay: Daerah Keningau) 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 Keningau Town. The town comprises a majority native Dusun as well as Murut population with significant Chinese minorities.

Etymology

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The name Keningau is derived from the locally-abundant Javanese cinnamon tree (Cinnamomum burmannii) which is locally known as Koningau.[1]

History

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Keningau was one of the most important administrative centres for the British North Borneo in the early years of the 20th century. The Japanese also used Keningau as a government centre during their occupation in the Second World War. The village of Nuntunan near Apin-Apin was numbered "44" in the British administration. The number stated the distance about 44 kilometres from Tenom as well as Tambunan, Penampang and Kota Kinabalu towns. Nuntunan was also called the "Office" because the British administration building was on the banks of the Apin-Apin River. The Japanese took over the building for their own administration during the occupation.

Geography

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The district of Keningau covers an area of 3,533 square kilometres and is located in a valley bordered to the west by the Crocker Range and to the south and east by the Mount Trus Madi.

Demographics

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The population of the district of Keningau is 173,103 according to the last census in 2010.[2] It consists of 90% of mainly Dusun and Murut peoples, as well an estimate of 8% Hakka Chinese population and various minority indigenous groups.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sejarah Farrah" (in Malay). Keningau District Office. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. ^ "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.

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