Keningau | |
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Town and district capital | |
Pekan Keningau Keningau Town | |
Other transcription(s) | |
• Jawi | كنيڠاءو |
• Chinese | 根地咬 (Simplified) 根地咬 (Traditional) Gēndeyǎo (Hanyu Pinyin) |
• Tamil | கெனிங்காவு Keṉiṅkāvu (Transliteration) |
![]() Keningau town centre. | |
Etymology: Derived from koningau, a local cinnamon tree species. | |
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Coordinates: 5°20′00″N 116°10′00″E / 5.33333°N 116.16667°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
Division | Interior |
District | Keningau |
Municipality | 1 January 2022 |
Government | |
• Type | Keningau District Council |
• District Officer | Amat Mohd Yusof |
Population | |
• Total | 173,130 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | Not observed |
Postcode | 89xxx0 to 89xx49 |
Area code | 087 |
Vehicle registration | SU |
Website | www.sabah.gov.my/md.kgu www.sabah.gov.my/pd.kgu |
Keningau (Malay: Pekan Keningau) is the capital of the Keningau District in the Interior Division of Sabah, Malaysia. It is the fifth-largest town in Sabah, as well one of the oldest. Keningau is between Tambunan and Tenom. The town had an estimated population of 173,130.[1] Dusuns and Muruts are the major ethnic groups in Keningau.
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