Beaufort, Malaysia

Beaufort
Town and district capital
Pekan Beaufort Beaufort Town
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	بعوفورت
• Chinese	保佛 (Simplified) 保佛 (Traditional) Bǎo fú (Hanyu Pinyin)
The main road to Beaufort.
Seal
Etymology: Named after former British Governor Leicester Paul Beaufort
Coordinates: 5°20′44.84″N 115°44′40.43″E / 5.3457889°N 115.7445639°E / 5.3457889; 115.7445639
Country	Malaysia
State	Sabah
Division	Interior
District	Beaufort
Seat	Beaufort
Population  (2010)
• Total	12,742

Beaufort (/ˈboʊfərt/) is the capital of the Beaufort District in the Interior Division of Sabah, Malaysia. It was named after former British Governor Leicester Paul Beaufort. Its population was estimated to be around 12,742 in 2010.^[1] It is about 90 kilometres south of Kota Kinabalu and about 167 kilometres north of Long Pasia (one of the famous tourist attractions in Interior Division). It has shophouses built high above the roads to avoid the periodic floods of the Padas River. The population of Beaufort is composed mainly of Bisaya, Brunei Malays, Kadazan-Dusuns, Lun Bawang/Lun Dayeh, Muruts and Chinese (mainly Hakkas). Bisaya are the majority ethnic, and the population is scattered around the town. Like other towns in Sabah such as Kota Kinabalu city (including Penamapang), Tawau, Papar, Kudat and Tenom, Beaufort was one of the major initial Hakka population centres in Sabah and still has a large Hakka minority.