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Kota Belud District

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Kota Belud District

| native_name = Daerah Kota Belud

| native_name_lang = ms

| settlement_type = District

| image_skyline = KotaBelud Sabah MajlisDaerahKotaBelud-01.jpg

| image_alt = Kota Belud District Council Office

| image_caption = Kota Belud District Council office.

| image_flag =

| image_seal = File:The Seal of Kota Belud District Council.png

| image_map = SabahDistricts-Kota Belud-pp.png

| image_map1 = File:Map of Kota Belud District, Sabah.svg

| leader_title = District Officer

| leader_name = Peter Jiton

| etymology =

| nickname =

| coordinates = {{coord|6|21|00|N|116|26|00|E|region:MY|display=inline, title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Malaysia}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Sabah}}

| subdivision_type2 = Division

| subdivision_name2 = West Coast

| seat_type = Capital

| seat = Kota Belud

| area_magnitude =

| area_total_km2 = 1386

| population_as_of = 2010

| population_total = 91,272

| website = {{URL|https://mdkotabelud.sabah.gov.my/|mdkotabelud.sbh.gov.my}}
{{URL|https://pdkotabelud.sabah.gov.my/|pdkotabelud.sbh.gov.my}}

}}

The Kota Belud District ({{langx|ms|Daerah Kota Belud}}) 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 Kota Belud Town.

Etymology

Kota Belud gained its name from the combination of two words in Bajau language. Kota means "fort" while Belud means a "hill" which consequently giving the meaning of "fort in a hill".{{cite web|url=http://www.sabah.gov.my/pd.kb/index.php/profil-daerah/latar-belakang-daerah|title=Latar Belakang Daerah|trans-title=District Background|language=ms|publisher=Kota Belud District Office|access-date=10 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110113522/http://www.sabah.gov.my/pd.kb/index.php/profil-daerah/latar-belakang-daerah|archive-date=10 November 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

History

In the past before the existence of a government body, there was often hostility between the races of different villages in the area. In order to defending themselves, they had to find a place to survive their opposition attacks. Hence, the Bajaus have chosen a hill as their fortress which subsequently known as "Kota Belud".

Demographics

{{see also|Demographics of Sabah}}

According to the last census in 2010, the population of Kota Belud district is estimated to be around 91,27,{{cite web|url=http://www.statistics.gov.my/portal/download_Population/files/population/04Jadual_PBT_negeri/PBT_Sabah.pdf|title=Population by ethnic group, Local Authority area and state, Malaysia|publisher=Department of Statistics, Malaysia|year=2010|access-date=5 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227090315/http://www.statistics.gov.my/portal/download_Population/files/population/04Jadual_PBT_negeri/PBT_Sabah.pdf|archive-date=27 February 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} mainly Bajau (including Illanun) people and also Dusun (Tindal and Tobilung tribes). 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.

Mukim in Kota Belud District

1 Mukim Ambong

2 Mukim Bandar Kota Belud

3 Mukim Dudar

4 Mukim Kaguraan

5 Mukim Nabalu

6 Mukim Kadamaian

7 Mukim Kebayau

8 Mukim Kedatuan

9 Mukim Kelawat

10 Mukim Kulambai

11 Mukim Kinasaraban

12 Mukim Lasau

13 Mukim Mangkulat

14 Mukim Pirasan

15 Mukim Rampayan

16 Mukim Rosok

17 Mukim Sembirai

18 Mukim Taginambur

19 Mukim Taun Gusi

20 Mukim Tempasuk

Notable Personalities

=Politicians=

=Sportspeople=

=Singers/Musicians=

  • Gary Chaw - The only Malaysian who became the winner of the 19th Golden Melody Awards 'Best Male Mandarin Singer', one of the most prestigious award in the Chinese music industry

Gallery

File:KotaBelud Sabah -Masjid-02.jpg|Kota Belud Mosque.

File:PurakOgis Sabah CatholicChurchStWilliam-02.jpg|St. William Catholic Church.

File:Taginambur Sabah GerejaSIB-01.jpg|Taginambur Borneo Evangelical Church.

File:Sabah James-Brooke-Range-01.jpg|James Brooke Range.

See also

References

Further reading

  • {{cite web

| last = Treacher

| first = W. H

| year = 1891

| url = https://archive.org/details/yonderyo00gavarich

| title = British Borneo: sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo

| work = University of California Libraries

| publisher = Singapore, Govt. print. dept

| pages = 190

}}

  • {{cite web

| last = Rutter

| first = Owen

| year = 1922

| url = https://archive.org/stream/cu31924023151933

| title = British North Borneo - An Account of its History, Resources and Native Tribes

| work = Cornell University Libraries

| publisher = Constable & Company Ltd, London

| pages = 157

}}

  • {{cite book

| last = Tregonning

| first = K. G.

| year = 1965

| title = A History Of Modern Sabah (North Borneo 1881–1963)

| publisher = University of Malaya Press

}}

External links

{{commons category-inline|Kota Belud District}}

  • {{in lang|ms}} [https://mdkotabelud.sabah.gov.my/ Kota Belud District Council]
  • {{in lang|ms}} [https://pdkotabelud.sabah.gov.my/ Kota Belud District Office]

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