Divisions of Malaysia

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Divisions (Malay: bahagian) are the primary subdivisions of Sabah and Sarawak, the states in East Malaysia. Each of the 17 divisions 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).

Sabah

Division District Capital Council Population (2020[1]) Area (km2) Density
Interior Beaufort District Beaufort Beaufort D 75716173543.6
Keningau District Keningau Keningau D 150927353342.7
Kuala Penyu District Kuala Penyu Kuala Penyu D 2371045352.3
Membakut District[note 1] Membakut Beaufort D
Nabawan District Nabawan Nabawan D 2834960894.7
Sipitang District Sipitang Sipitang D 37828273213.8
Sook District Sook Keningau D
Tambunan District Tambunan Tambunan D 31573134723.4
Tenom District Tenom Tenom D 51328240921.3
Kudat Kota Marudu District Kota Marudu Kota Marudu D 69528191736.3
Kudat District Kudat Kudat D 86410128767.1
Pitas District Pitas Pitas D 36660141925.8
Sandakan Beluran District Beluran Beluran D 77125549814.0
Kinabatangan District Kinabatangan Kinabatangan D 143112660521.7
Paitan District Paitan Beluran D
Sandakan District Sandakan Sandakan M 4390502266193.8
Telupid District Telupid Telupid D 29241221013.2
Tongod District Tongod Kinabatangan D 42742100544.3
Tawau
Kalabakan District Kalabakan Kalabakan D 48195388512.4
Kunak District Kunak Kunak D 68891113460.8
Lahad Datu District Lahad Datu Lahad Datu D 229138744430.8
Semporna District Semporna Semporna D 1665871145145.5
Tawau District Tawau Tawau M 3726152240166.3
West Coast Kota Belud District Kota Belud Kota Belud D 107243138677.4
Kota Kinabalu District Kota Kinabalu Kota Kinabalu C 5004213511,425.7
Papar District Papar Papar D 1506671243121.2
Penampang District Penampang Penampang D 162174425381.6
Putatan District Putatan Putatan D 68811401,720.3
Ranau District Ranau Ranau D 85077360823.6
Tuaran District Tuaran Tuaran D 1356651166116.4

Sarawak

  First Division
  Second Division
  Third Division
  Fourth Division
  Fifth Division
Division District Capital Council Population (2020[1]) Area (km2) Density
Betong Betong District Betong Betong D 36303154723.5
Kabong District Kabong Saratok D 1840479923.0
Pusa District Pusa Betong D 1955794720.7
Saratok District Saratok Saratok D 2310588826.0
Bintulu
Bintulu District Bintulu Bintulu DA 178646199189.7
Sebauh District Sebauh Bintulu DA 2960652295.7
Tatau District Tatau Bintulu DA 3192049466.5
Kapit Belaga District Belaga Kapit D[3] 22502190501.2
Kapit District Kapit Kapit D 3603039739.1
Song District Song Kapit D 996139352.5
Bukit Mabong District[4] Bukit Mabong Kapit D 10155119760.8
Kuching Bau District Bau Bau D 5264388459.6
Kuching District Kuching Kuching North C
Kuching South C
Padawan M		 6092051498406.7
Lundu District Lundu Lundu D 33479181218.5
Limbang Lawas District Lawas Lawas D 3660438129.6
Limbang District Limbang Limbang D 45061397811.3
Miri Beluru District Bakong Marudi D 2869549055.9[5]
Marudi District Marudi Marudi D 1883830796.1
Miri District Miri Subis D
Miri C		 248877514348.4
Subis District Subis Subis D 57289382115.0[6]
Telang Usan District Long Lama Marudi D 1740698291.8[7]
Mukah Dalat District Dalat Dalat and Mukah D 2114790523.4
Daro District Daro Matu and Daro D 19477122615.9
Matu District Matu Matu and Daro D 16316160010.2
Mukah District Mukah Dalat and Mukah D 42275253616.7
Tanjung Manis District Belawai Matu and Daro D 794673110.9
Samarahan Sebuyau District[note 2] Sebuyau Simunjan D
Gedong District[note 2] Gedong Simunjan D
Asajaya District Asajaya Kota Samarahan M 33606303110.9
Samarahan District Samarahan Kota Samarahan M[9][10] 128284407315.2
Simunjan District Simunjan Simunjan D 36211221816.3
Sarikei Julau District Julau Meradong and Julau D 1533317039.0
Meradong District Bintangor Meradong and Julau D 2029971928.2
Pakan District Pakan Meradong and Julau D 1546292516.7
Sarikei District Sarikei Sarikei D 4403998544.7
Serian[11] Serian District Serian Serian D 85345174948.8
Tebedu District Tebedu Serian D 2523265638.5
Siburan District[note 2] Siburan Serian D
Sibu Kanowit District Kanowit Kanowit D 24700225411.0
Sibu District Sibu Sibu M
Sibu Rural D (Sibu Jaya)		 2480642230111.2
Selangau District Selangau Sibu Rural D 1984437955.2
Sri Aman Lubok Antu District Lubok Antu Lubok Antu D 33479314310.7
Sri Aman District Simanggang Sri Aman D 61238232426.4
Pantu District[note 2] Pantu Sri Aman D 1115083313.4
Lingga District [note 2] Lingga Sri Aman D

See also

Notes

  1. gazetted as full district on March 30, 2022[2]
  2. new district declared December 2021[8]

References

  1. "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.