Divisions of Malaysia

Regions of Sabah and Sarawak

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 (pegawai residen).

The 17 divisions are:

## Sabah

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Kota Kinabalu

Keningau

Kudat

Sandakan

Tawau

BRUNEI

INDONESIA

PHILIPPINES

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Balabac Strait

Celebes
Sea

South
China
Sea

Sulu
Sea

Kudat Division

West Coast Division

Interior Division

Sandakan Division

Tawau Division

Division  | District  | Capital  | Council  | Population (2020[1])  | Area (km2)  | Density

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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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Limbang

Serian

Betong

Kuching

Kapit

Miri

Simanggang

Sibu

Sarikei

Kota Samarahan

Mukah

Bintulu

First Division

Second Division

Third Division

Fourth Division

Fifth Division

Division  | District  | Capital  | Council  | Population (2020[1])  | Area (km2)  | Density

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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

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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

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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

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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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* Geography of Malaysia

## 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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State of Sabah

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