Kinabatangan

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Kinabatangan Town
Pekan Kinabatangan
District Capital
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Coordinates: 5°25′0″N117°35′0″E / 5.41667°N 117.58333°E / 5.41667; 117.58333 Coordinates: 5°25′0″N117°35′0″E / 5.41667°N 117.58333°E / 5.41667; 117.58333
Country Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
State Flag of Sabah.svg  Sabah
Division Sandakan
District Kinabatangan
Population
 (2010)
  Total10,256

Kinabatangan (Malay : Pekan Kinabatangan) is the capital of the Kinabatangan District in the Sandakan Division of Sabah, Malaysia. Its population was estimated to be around 10,256 in 2010. [1] Kinabatangan is mostly populated with the Orang Sungai tribe, one of the indigenous groups of Sabah.

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References

  1. "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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