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Divisions of Malaysia

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Divisions (Malay: bahagian) are the primary subdivisions of Sabah and Sarawak, the states in East Malaysia. Each division is subdivided into districts (daerah) — this is different in Peninsular Malaysia whereby districts are generally the primary subdivisions of a state. Each division is headed by a resident.

The 17 divisions are:

Sabah

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Division District Capital Council Population (2020[1]) Area (km2) Density
Interior Beaufort District Beaufort Beaufort D 75716 1735 43.6
Keningau District Keningau Keningau D 150927 3533 42.7
Kuala Penyu District Kuala Penyu Kuala Penyu D 23710 453 52.3
Membakut District[note 1] Membakut Beaufort D
Nabawan District Nabawan Nabawan D 28349 6089 4.7
Sipitang District Sipitang Sipitang D 37828 2732 13.8
Tambunan District Tambunan Tambunan D 31573 1347 23.4
Tenom District Tenom Tenom D 51328 2409 21.3
Kudat Kota Marudu District Kota Marudu Kota Marudu D 69528 1917 36.3
Kudat District Kudat Kudat D 86410 1287 67.1
Pitas District Pitas Pitas D 36660 1419 25.8
Sandakan Beluran District Beluran Beluran D 77125 5498 14.0
Kinabatangan District Kinabatangan Kinabatangan D 143112 6605 21.7
Sandakan District Sandakan Sandakan M 439050 2266 193.8
Telupid District Telupid Telupid D 29241 2210 13.2
Tongod District Tongod Kinabatangan D 42742 10054 4.3
Tawau
Kalabakan District Kalabakan Kalabakan D 48195 3885 12.4
Kunak District Kunak Kunak D 68891 1134 60.8
Lahad Datu District Lahad Datu Lahad Datu D 229138 7444 30.8
Semporna District Semporna Semporna D 166587 1145 145.5
Tawau District Tawau Tawau M 372615 2240 166.3
West Coast Kota Belud District Kota Belud Kota Belud D 107243 1386 77.4
Kota Kinabalu District Kota Kinabalu Kota Kinabalu C 500421 351 1,425.7
Papar District Papar Papar D 150667 1243 121.2
Penampang District Penampang Penampang D 162174 425 381.6
Putatan District Putatan Putatan D 68811 40 1,720.3
Ranau District Ranau Ranau D 85077 3608 23.6
Tuaran District Tuaran Tuaran D 135665 1166 116.4

Sarawak

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Division District Capital Council Population (2020[1]) Area (km2) Density
Betong Betong District Betong Betong D 36303 1547 23.5
Kabong District Kabong Saratok D 18404 799 23.0
Pusa District Pusa Betong D 19557 947 20.7
Saratok District Saratok Saratok D 23105 888 26.0
Bintulu
Bintulu District Bintulu Bintulu DA 178646 1991 89.7
Sebauh District Sebauh Bintulu DA 29606 5229 5.7
Tatau District Tatau Bintulu DA 31920 4946 6.5
Kapit Belaga District Belaga Kapit D[3] 22502 19050 1.2
Kapit District Kapit Kapit D 36030 3973 9.1
Song District Song Kapit D 9961 3935 2.5
Bukit Mabong District[4] Bukit Mabong Kapit D 10155 11976 0.8
Kuching Bau District Bau Bau D 52643 884 59.6
Kuching District Kuching Kuching North C
Kuching South C
Padawan M 		609205 1498 406.7
Lundu District Lundu Lundu D 33479 1812 18.5
Limbang Lawas District Lawas Lawas D 36604 3812 9.6
Limbang District Limbang Limbang D 45061 3978 11.3
Miri Beluru District Bakong Marudi D 28695 4905 5.9[5]
Marudi District Marudi Marudi D 18838 3079 6.1
Miri District Miri Subis D
Miri C 		248877 5143 48.4
Subis District Subis Subis D 57289 3821 15.0[6]
Telang Usan District Long Lama Marudi D 17406 9829 1.8[7]
Mukah Dalat District Dalat Dalat and Mukah D 21147 905 23.4
Daro District Daro Matu and Daro D 19477 1226 15.9
Matu District Matu Matu and Daro D 16316 1600 10.2
Mukah District Mukah Dalat and Mukah D 42275 2536 16.7
Tanjung Manis District Belawai Matu and Daro D 7946 731 10.9
Samarahan Sebuyau District[note 2] Sebuyau Simunjan D
Gedong District[note 2] Gedong Simunjan D
Asajaya District Asajaya Kota Samarahan M 33606 303 110.9
Samarahan District Samarahan Kota Samarahan M[9][10] 128284 407 315.2
Simunjan District Simunjan Simunjan D 36211 2218 16.3
Sarikei Julau District Julau Meradong and Julau D 15333 1703 9.0
Meradong District Bintangor Meradong and Julau D 20299 719 28.2
Pakan District Pakan Meradong and Julau D 15462 925 16.7
Sarikei District Sarikei Sarikei D 44039 985 44.7
Serian[11] Serian District Serian Serian D 85345 1749 48.8
Tebedu District Tebedu Serian D 25232 656 38.5
Siburan District[note 2] Siburan Serian D
Sibu Kanowit District Kanowit Kanowit D 24700 2254 11.0
Sibu District Sibu Sibu D
Sibu Rural D (Sibu Jaya) 		248064 2230 111.2
Selangau District Selangau Sibu Rural D 19844 3795 5.2
Sri Aman Lubok Antu District Lubok Antu Lubok Antu D 33479 3143 10.7
Sri Aman District Simanggang Sri Aman D 61238 2324 26.4
Pantu District[note 2] Pantu Sri Aman D 11150 833 13.4
Lingga District [note 2] Lingga Sri Aman D

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ gazetted as full district on March 30, 2022[2]
  2. ^ a b c d e new district declared December 2021[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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.
  2. ^ "Membakut now a full district". www.dailyexpress.com.my. 15 October 2023.
  3. ^ Lian Cheng; Peter Sibon (23 January 2016). "Call for Belaga to have own district council". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Launch of Bukit Mabong, Tunoh, Kapit by the Chief Minister of Sarawak". Sarawak Regional Corridor Development Authority. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Rakan Sarawak October 2001". www.sarawak.com.my. Archived from the original on 2009-06-06.
  6. ^ "Laman Web Rasmi Majlis Daerah Subis".
  7. ^ "'Telang Usan District Office a game changer'". 7 October 2015.
  8. ^ "INFOGRAPHICS: NEW DISTRICTS IN SARAWAK". BERNAMA. 13 December 2021.
  9. ^ Lian Cheng (11 November 2016). "It's Kota Samarahan Municipal Council effective today". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Laman Web Rasmi Majlis Perbandaran Kota Samarahan". mpks.sarawak.gov.my.
  11. ^ Samuel Aubrey (12 April 2015). "Serian now a division". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
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