Semporna District

Semporna District Daerah Semporna
District
Semporna District Council office.
Seal
Coordinates: 4°29′00″N 118°37′00″E / 4.48333°N 118.61667°E / 4.48333; 118.61667Coordinates: 4°29′00″N 118°37′00″E / 4.48333°N 118.61667°E / 4.48333; 118.61667
Country	Malaysia
State	Sabah
Division	Tawau
Capital	Semporna
Government
• District Officer	A.M. Ibnu Haji A.K. Baba
Area
• Total	1,145 km2 (442 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	133,164
Website	ww2.sabah.gov.my/md.sprn/ www.sabah.gov.my/pd.sprn/

Map of Semporna District

The Semporna District (Malay: Daerah Semporna) is an administrative district in the Malaysian state of Sabah, part of the Tawau Division which includes the districts of Kunak, Lahad Datu, Semporna and Tawau. The capital of the district is in Semporna Town.

Demographics[]

According to the last census in 2010, the population of Semporna district is estimated to be around 133,164 inhabitants.^[1] As in other districts of Sabah, there are a significant number of illegal immigrants from the nearby southern Philippines, mainly from the Sulu Archipelago and Mindanao.

Gallery[]

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  Semporna Town Mosque.

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  Sam Shen Temple.

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  Pegagau Bridge.

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  Balimbang Asal.

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  Gading River.

See also[]

• Districts of Malaysia

References[]

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 Semporna District at Wikimedia Commons

• (in Malay) Semporna District Council
• (in Malay) Semporna District Office

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