Keningau

Keningau
Pekan Keningau
Keningau Town
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiكنيڠاءو
 • Chinese根地咬 (Simplified)
根地咬 (Traditional)
Gēndeyǎo (Hanyu Pinyin)
 • Tamilகெனிங்காவு
Keṉiṅkāvu (Transliteration)
Keningau town centre
Keningau town centre.
Etymology: Derived from koningau, a local cinnamon tree species.
Location of Keningau
Coordinates: 5°20′00″N 116°10′00″E / 5.33333°N 116.16667°E / 5.33333; 116.16667
Country Malaysia
State Sabah
DivisionInterior
DistrictKeningau
Municipality1 January 2022
Government
 • TypeKeningau District Council
 • District OfficerAmat Mohd Yusof
Population
 • Total173,130
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)Not observed
Postcode
89xxx0 to 89xx49
Area code087
Vehicle registrationSU
Websitewww.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 , Muruts and Lundayehs are the major ethnics in Keningau.

  1. ^ "Population by ethnic group, Local Authority area and state, Malaysia" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2017.

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