Semporna District

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Semporna District
Daerah Semporna
Semporna Sabah MajlisDaerahSemporna-01.jpg
Semporna District Council office.
The Seal of Semporna District Council.png
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Coordinates: 4°29′00″N118°37′00″E / 4.48333°N 118.61667°E / 4.48333; 118.61667
Country Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
State Flag of Sabah.svg  Sabah
Division Tawau
Capital Semporna
Government
  District OfficerA.M. Ibnu Haji A.K. Baba
Area
  Total1,145 km2 (442 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total133,164
Website ww2.sabah.gov.my/md.sprn/
www.sabah.gov.my/pd.sprn/
Map of Semporna District Map of Semporna District, Sabah.svg
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.

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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.

Climate

Climate data for Semporna
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)29.6
(85.3)
29.7
(85.5)
30.2
(86.4)
30.9
(87.6)
31.4
(88.5)
31.3
(88.3)
31.3
(88.3)
31.5
(88.7)
31.3
(88.3)
31.2
(88.2)
30.7
(87.3)
30.1
(86.2)
30.8
(87.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)26.2
(79.2)
26.3
(79.3)
26.6
(79.9)
27.0
(80.6)
27.3
(81.1)
27.2
(81.0)
27.0
(80.6)
27.1
(80.8)
27.0
(80.6)
27.0
(80.6)
26.8
(80.2)
26.5
(79.7)
26.8
(80.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)22.9
(73.2)
23.0
(73.4)
23.1
(73.6)
23.2
(73.8)
23.3
(73.9)
23.1
(73.6)
22.8
(73.0)
22.8
(73.0)
22.8
(73.0)
22.9
(73.2)
23.0
(73.4)
23.0
(73.4)
23.0
(73.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches)201
(7.9)
136
(5.4)
135
(5.3)
149
(5.9)
210
(8.3)
183
(7.2)
160
(6.3)
163
(6.4)
124
(4.9)
180
(7.1)
194
(7.6)
190
(7.5)
2,025
(79.8)
Source: Climate-Data.org [2]

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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.
  2. "Climate: Semporna". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 30 October 2020.

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