West Coast Division

West Coast Division (Malay: Bahagian Pantai Barat) is an administrative division of Sabah, Malaysia. It occupies the northwest portion of Sabah. With an area of 7,588 square kilometres, it occupies 10.3% of Sabah's territory. It also has approximately 30% of Sabah's total population,^[1] with the main indigenous inhabitants comprising the Bajau, Bisaya, Bruneian Malay, Dusun, Illanun, Kadazan and Kedayan,^[2] as well with a significant numbers of Chinese.^[3] The division is divided into the districts of Ranau, Kota Belud, Tuaran, Penampang, Papar, and the state capital Kota Kinabalu. The main towns are as in the names of the districts, plus other towns including Putatan, Inanam, Telipok, Tamparuli, Tenghilan and Kinarut.^[1]

Kota Kinabalu Harbour is the main sea ports in the state's capital with an estimate size of 1,440 kilometres long coast.^[1] It serves as the gateway for water transport in Sabah. It handles and handles 4,031,000 freight tonne annually. The Kota Kinabalu International Airport serves as the main gateway into the state by air.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "General Information". Lands and Surveys Department of Sabah. Borneo Trade. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
^ Frans Welman (9 March 2017). Borneo Trilogy Volume 1: Sabah. Booksmango. pp. 167–. ISBN 978-616-245-078-5.
^ Danny Wong Tze-Ken (2004). Historical Sabah: The Chinese. Natural History Publications (Borneo). ISBN 978-983-812-104-0.

[division-1] "General Information". Lands and Surveys Department of Sabah. Borneo Trade. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2017.

[2] Frans Welman (9 March 2017). Borneo Trilogy Volume 1: Sabah. Booksmango. pp. 167–. ISBN 978-616-245-078-5.

[3] Danny Wong Tze-Ken (2004). Historical Sabah: The Chinese. Natural History Publications (Borneo). ISBN 978-983-812-104-0.

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