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Sandakan Division (Malay: Bahagian Sandakan) is an administrative division of Sabah, Malaysia. It stretches diagonally from the northeastern coast of Sabah to the state's central region. With an area of 28,205 square kilometres, it occupies 38.3% of Sabah's territory, and is thus the largest of the five administrative divisions of Sabah. It also has approximately 19.4% of Sabah's total population,^[1] with the major inhabitants comprising the Chinese, Suluk and Bajau Simunul.^[2]

The main towns are Sandakan, Beluran, Kinabatangan, and Tongod. Sandakan port is the second largest after Kota Kinabalu. The port serves as a major timber export gateway.^[3] The Sandakan Airport serves the Sandakan division.^[1]

Districts

Sandakan Division is subdivided into the following administrative districts:^[1]

Beluran (8,345 km²)
Kinabatangan (17,594 km²)
Sandakan (2,266 km²

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "General Information". Lands and Surveys Department of Sabah. Borneo Trade. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
^ Xiang Ting Goh; Yvonne AL Lim; Indra Vythilingam; Ching Hoong Chew; Ping Chin Lee; Romano Ngui; Tian Chye Tan; Nan Jiun Yap; Veeranoot Nissapatorn; Kek Heng Chua (2013). "Increased detection of Plasmodium knowlesi in Sandakan division, Sabah as revealed by PlasmoNex™ (Methods: Study area and population)". US National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health. doi:10.1186/1475-2875-12-264. PMC 3733977. Retrieved 1 November 2017. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
^ Vern Bouwman (2004). Navy Super Tankers. Trafford Publishing. pp. 270–. ISBN 978-1-4120-3206-3.

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[division-1] "General Information". Lands and Surveys Department of Sabah. Borneo Trade. Retrieved 1 November 2017.

[2] Xiang Ting Goh; Yvonne AL Lim; Indra Vythilingam; Ching Hoong Chew; Ping Chin Lee; Romano Ngui; Tian Chye Tan; Nan Jiun Yap; Veeranoot Nissapatorn; Kek Heng Chua (2013). "Increased detection of Plasmodium knowlesi in Sandakan division, Sabah as revealed by PlasmoNex™ (Methods: Study area and population)". US National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health. doi:10.1186/1475-2875-12-264. PMC 3733977. Retrieved 1 November 2017. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)

[3] Vern Bouwman (2004). Navy Super Tankers. Trafford Publishing. pp. 270–. ISBN 978-1-4120-3206-3.

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+'''Sandakan Division''' ({{lang-ms|Bahagian Sandakan}}) is an administrative division of [[Sabah]], [[Malaysia]]. It stretches diagonally from the northeastern coast of Sabah to the state's central region. With an area of 28,205 square kilometres, it occupies 38.3% of Sabah's territory, and is thus the largest of the five administrative divisions of Sabah. It also has approximately 19.4% of Sabah's total population,<ref name="division">{{cite web|url=http://www.sabah.com.my/borneotrade/a3.htm#sandakan|title=General Information|work=Lands and Surveys Department of Sabah|publisher=Borneo Trade|accessdate=1 November 2017}}</ref> with the major inhabitants comprising the [[Malaysian Chinese|Chinese]], [[Tausūg people|Suluk]] and [[Bajau people|Bajau Simunul]].<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3733977/|title=Increased detection of Plasmodium knowlesi in Sandakan division, Sabah as revealed by PlasmoNex™ (Methods: Study area and population)|author1=Xiang Ting Goh|author2=Yvonne AL Lim|author3=Indra Vythilingam|author4=Ching Hoong Chew|author5=Ping Chin Lee|author6=Romano Ngui|author7=Tian Chye Tan|author8=Nan Jiun Yap|author9=Veeranoot Nissapatorn|author10=Kek Heng Chua|publisher=US National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health|year=2013|accessdate=1 November 2017|pmc=3733977|pmid=|doi=10.1186/1475-2875-12-264}}</ref>
+The main towns are [[Sandakan]], [[Beluran]], [[Kinabatangan]], and [[Tongod]]. Sandakan port is the
-'''Sandakan Division''' is an administrative division of [[Sabah]], [[Malaysia]]. It stretches diagonally from the northeastern coast of Sabah to the state's central region. With an area of 28,205 square kilometres, it occupies 38.3% of Sabah's territory, and is thus the largest of the five administrative divisions of Sabah. It also has approximately 19.4% of Sabah's total population.
+second largest after [[Kota Kinabalu]]. The port serves as a major timber export gateway.<ref>{{cite book|author=Vern Bouwman|title=Navy Super Tankers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OUXn6M-hiIAC&pg=PA270|year=2004|publisher=Trafford Publishing|isbn=978-1-4120-3206-3|pages=270–}}</ref> The Sandakan Airport serves the Sandakan division.<ref name="division"/>
+== Districts ==
-The main towns are [[Sandakan]], [[Beluran]], [[Kinabatangan]], and [[Tongod]]. Sandakan port is the
+Sandakan Division is subdivided into the following administrative districts:<ref name="division"/>
-second largest after [[Kota Kinabalu]]. The port serves as a major timber export gateway. The Sandakan Airport serves the Sandakan division. Independent Power Producer, Elwar Engineering and Servest provide 3x 6 MW and 2 x 15 MW respectively of power generation capacity to the region.
+* Beluran (8,345&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>)
+* Kinabatangan (17,594&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>)
+* Sandakan (2,266&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>
+== See also ==
+* [[Divisions of Malaysia]]
+== References ==
+<references />
 {{Sabah}}