Tuaran District

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Tuaran District
District
Daerah Tuaran
Other transcription(s)
 •  Jawi داءيره توارن‎
 •  Chinese 斗亚兰县(Simplified)
鬥亞蘭縣(Traditional)
Dòuyàlán xiàn(Hanyu Pinyin)
dêu3 a3 lan2 yan4(Hakka)
 •  Tamil துவாரான் மாவட்டம்
Tuvārāṉ māvaṭṭam(Transliteration)
 •  Kadazandusun Watas Tuaran
Tuaran Sabah PejabatDaerahTuaran-1.jpg
Tuaran District Office
Tuaran District Council Logo.png
Seal
SabahDistricts-Tuaran-pp.png
Coordinates: 6°11′00″N116°14′00″E / 6.18333°N 116.23333°E / 6.18333; 116.23333
Country Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
State Flag of Sabah.svg  Sabah
Division West Coast
Seat Tuaran
Government
 • District OfficerHerman Tunggiging
 •  MP Wilfred Madius Tangau (UPKO)
 •  MLA
Area
 • Total1,170 km2 (450 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total135,665
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Website ww2.sabah.gov.my/md.trn/
ww2.sabah.gov.my/pd.trn/

The Tuaran District (Malay : Daerah Tuaran) is an administrative district in the Malaysian state of Sabah, part of the West Coast Division which includes the districts of Kota Belud, Kota Kinabalu, Papar, Penampang, Putatan, Ranau and Tuaran. The capital of the district is in Tuaran Town.

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St. Andrews Anglican church was consecrated on 12 November 1967 by Roland Koh. [1]

Etymology

The origin of the name of "Tuaran" is somewhat uncertain as a settlement had existed since before the arrival of the British. One of the earliest recorded evidence of the use of Tuaran is through the letter of Stamford Raffles. After he became the governor of Java in 1813, he requested the British secretary in India to give him permission to enter the northern Borneo area after being invited by the Sultanate of Brunei. [2] The Sultan of Brunei request help from Raffles as the waters around Jawaran (Tuaran) and Jampasoo (Tempasuk) have been infected with piracy. The letter stated:

The present Sultan of Borneo Proper (Brunei) is understood to be well disposed not given the encouragement of piratical enterprise, notwithstanding the shelter is accorded to pirates in almost every river in his domain, a number of petty states having arisen beyond the reach of his authority and control. The most prominent of these states are the states of Jawaran (Tuaran) and Jampasoo (Tempasuk) to the northward of Borneo Proper……… It has been reported that Jawaran send about 50 prows (perahu) belonging to this states is estimated about 150 with from one to two hundred guns. The large prows armed with 10 feet long probably 12 and 18 paunders. Their crews consisting 80-200 men. The lanoons are the most considerable, formidable of these eastern pirates. There is little doubts that we the (East India Company) should be justified in the immediate destruction of these prows. [2]

Administrative division

Map of Tuaran District Map of Tuaran District, Sabah.svg
Map of Tuaran District
Mukims of Tuaran District Mukims of Tuaran District, Sabah.svg
Mukims of Tuaran District

Tuaran District includes:

Tuaran District
AreaMukim (Section)
SulamanMukim Tambalang
Mukim Serusop
Mukim Indai
Pantai DalitMukim Berungis
Mukim Mengkabong
Mukim Tuaran Bandar
TamparuliMukim Tamparuli
Mukim Tenghilan
Mukim Topokon
Mukim Gayaratau/Rungus
KiuluMukim Ulu
Mukim Tengah
Mukim Lembah
Mukim Pantai
Mukim Nabalu
Mukim Pekan

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
199163,995—    
200081,215+26.9%
2010102,411+26.1%
2020135,665+32.5%
Source: [3]

According to the last census in 2020, the population of the district is estimated to be around 135,665, [4] mainly Dusun and Bajau people as well a significant number of Chinese and Malay. 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, many of whom are not included in the population statistics.

Tourism

Tourist attractions in Tuaran include the Mengkabong and Penimbawan water villages, which are villages of stilt houses built over the seashore by the Bajau people, and the Ling San Pagoda (Traditional Chinese: 龍山塔), a nine-storey Buddhist pagoda situated just outside the town centre. The main tourist resorts in Tuaran are the Mimpian Jadi Resort and Shangri-La's Rasa Ria Resort. In addition to food and lodging, these resorts offer various other activities such as golfing and water sports.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Anglican church consecrated". Daily Express. 6 November 1994. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Sejarah / Asal Usul Daerah Tuaran" (in Malay). Tuaran District Council. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Key Findings of Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020 Local Authority Area" (pdf) (in Malay and English). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. ISBN   978-967-253-697-0. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "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.

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