Divisions of Malaysia

Divisions (Malay: bahagian) are the primary subdivisions of Sabah and Sarawak, the states in East Malaysia. Each division is subdivided into districts (daerah) — this is different in Peninsular Malaysia whereby districts are generally the primary subdivisions of a state. Each division is headed by a resident.

The 17 divisions are:

Kota Kinabalu

Keningau

Kudat

Sandakan

Tawau

BRUNEI

INDONESIA

PHILIPPINES

Balabac Strait

Kudat Division

Tawau Division

More information Division, District ...

Division	District	Capital	Council	Population (2020^[1])	Area (km²)	Density
Interior	Beaufort District	Beaufort	Beaufort D	75716	1735	43.6
	Keningau District	Keningau	Keningau D	150927	3533	42.7
	Kuala Penyu District	Kuala Penyu	Kuala Penyu D	23710	453	52.3
	Membakut District^{[note 1]}	Membakut	Beaufort D
	Nabawan District	Nabawan	Nabawan D	28349	6089	4.7
	Sipitang District	Sipitang	Sipitang D	37828	2732	13.8
	Tambunan District	Tambunan	Tambunan D	31573	1347	23.4
	Tenom District	Tenom	Tenom D	51328	2409	21.3
Kudat	Kota Marudu District	Kota Marudu	Kota Marudu D	69528	1917	36.3
	Kudat District	Kudat	Kudat D	86410	1287	67.1
	Pitas District	Pitas	Pitas D	36660	1419	25.8
Sandakan	Beluran District	Beluran	Beluran D	77125	5498	14.0
	Kinabatangan District	Kinabatangan	Kinabatangan D	143112	6605	21.7
	Sandakan District	Sandakan	Sandakan M	439050	2266	193.8
	Telupid District	Telupid	Telupid D	29241	2210	13.2
	Tongod District	Tongod	Kinabatangan D	42742	10054	4.3
Tawau
	Kalabakan District	Kalabakan	Kalabakan D	48195	3885	12.4
	Kunak District	Kunak	Kunak D	68891	1134	60.8
	Lahad Datu District	Lahad Datu	Lahad Datu D	229138	7444	30.8
	Semporna District	Semporna	Semporna D	166587	1145	145.5
	Tawau District	Tawau	Tawau M	372615	2240	166.3
West Coast	Kota Belud District	Kota Belud	Kota Belud D	107243	1386	77.4
	Kota Kinabalu District	Kota Kinabalu	Kota Kinabalu C	500421	351	1,425.7
	Papar District	Papar	Papar D	150667	1243	121.2
	Penampang District	Penampang	Penampang D	162174	425	381.6
	Putatan District	Putatan	Putatan D	68811	40	1,720.3
	Ranau District	Ranau	Ranau D	85077	3608	23.6
	Tuaran District	Tuaran	Tuaran D	135665	1166	116.4

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First Division

Second Division

Third Division

Fourth Division

Fifth Division

More information Division, District ...

Division	District	Capital	Council	Population (2020^[1])	Area (km²)	Density
Betong	Betong District	Betong	Betong D	36303	1547	23.5
	Kabong District	Kabong	Saratok D	18404	799	23.0
	Pusa District	Pusa	Betong D	19557	947	20.7
	Saratok District	Saratok	Saratok D	23105	888	26.0
Bintulu
	Bintulu District	Bintulu	Bintulu DA	178646	1991	89.7
	Sebauh District	Sebauh	Bintulu DA	29606	5229	5.7
	Tatau District	Tatau	Bintulu DA	31920	4946	6.5
Kapit	Belaga District	Belaga	Kapit D^[3]	22502	19050	1.2
	Kapit District	Kapit	Kapit D	36030	3973	9.1
	Song District	Song	Kapit D	9961	3935	2.5
	Bukit Mabong District^[4]	Bukit Mabong	Kapit D	10155	11976	0.8
Kuching	Bau District	Bau	Bau D	52643	884	59.6
	Kuching District	Kuching	Kuching North C Kuching South C Padawan M	609205	1498	406.7
	Lundu District	Lundu	Lundu D	33479	1812	18.5
Limbang	Lawas District	Lawas	Lawas D	36604	3812	9.6
Limbang	Limbang District	Limbang	Limbang D	45061	3978	11.3
Miri	Beluru District	Bakong	Marudi D	28695	4905	5.9^[5]
	Marudi District	Marudi	Marudi D	18838	3079	6.1
	Miri District	Miri	Subis D Miri C	248877	5143	48.4
	Subis District	Subis	Subis D	57289	3821	15.0^[6]
	Telang Usan District	Long Lama	Marudi D	17406	9829	1.8^[7]
Mukah	Dalat District	Dalat	Dalat and Mukah D	21147	905	23.4
	Daro District	Daro	Matu and Daro D	19477	1226	15.9
	Matu District	Matu	Matu and Daro D	16316	1600	10.2
	Mukah District	Mukah	Dalat and Mukah D	42275	2536	16.7
	Tanjung Manis District	Belawai	Matu and Daro D	7946	731	10.9
Samarahan	Sebuyau District^{[note 2]}	Sebuyau	Simunjan D
	Gedong District^{[note 2]}	Gedong	Simunjan D
	Asajaya District	Asajaya	Kota Samarahan M	33606	303	110.9
	Samarahan District	Samarahan	Kota Samarahan M^[9]^[10]	128284	407	315.2
	Simunjan District	Simunjan	Simunjan D	36211	2218	16.3
Sarikei	Julau District	Julau	Meradong and Julau D	15333	1703	9.0
	Meradong District	Bintangor	Meradong and Julau D	20299	719	28.2
	Pakan District	Pakan	Meradong and Julau D	15462	925	16.7
	Sarikei District	Sarikei	Sarikei D	44039	985	44.7
Serian^[11]	Serian District	Serian	Serian D	85345	1749	48.8
	Tebedu District	Tebedu	Serian D	25232	656	38.5
	Siburan District^{[note 2]}	Siburan	Serian D
Sibu	Kanowit District	Kanowit	Kanowit D	24700	2254	11.0
	Sibu District	Sibu	Sibu D Sibu Rural D (Sibu Jaya)	248064	2230	111.2
	Selangau District	Selangau	Sibu Rural D	19844	3795	5.2
Sri Aman	Lubok Antu District	Lubok Antu	Lubok Antu D	33479	3143	10.7
	Sri Aman District	Simanggang	Sri Aman D	61238	2324	26.4
	Pantu District^{[note 2]}	Pantu	Sri Aman D	11150	833	13.4
	Lingga District ^{[note 2]}	Lingga	Sri Aman D

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Geography of Malaysia

[N 1]
gazetted as full district on March 30, 2022^[2]
[N 2]
new district declared December 2021^[8]

[1]
"Key Findings of Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020" (pdf) (in Malay and English). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. ISBN 978-967-2000-85-3.
[2]
"Membakut now a full district". www.dailyexpress.com.my. 15 October 2023.
[3]
Lian Cheng; Peter Sibon (23 January 2016). "Call for Belaga to have own district council". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
[4]
"Launch of Bukit Mabong, Tunoh, Kapit by the Chief Minister of Sarawak". Sarawak Regional Corridor Development Authority. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
[5]
"Rakan Sarawak October 2001". www.sarawak.com.my. Archived from the original on 2009-06-06.
[6]
"Laman Web Rasmi Majlis Daerah Subis".
[7]
"'Telang Usan District Office a game changer'". 7 October 2015.
[8]
"INFOGRAPHICS: NEW DISTRICTS IN SARAWAK". BERNAMA. 13 December 2021.
[9]
Lian Cheng (11 November 2016). "It's Kota Samarahan Municipal Council effective today". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
[10]
"Laman Web Rasmi Majlis Perbandaran Kota Samarahan". mpks.sarawak.gov.my.
[11]
Samuel Aubrey (12 April 2015). "Serian now a division". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 15 May 2015.

[3] [N 1]
gazetted as full district on March 30, 2022^[2]

[sar2021-10] [N 2]
new district declared December 2021^[8]

[2020KF-1] [1]
"Key Findings of Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020" (pdf) (in Malay and English). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. ISBN 978-967-2000-85-3.

[2] [2]
"Membakut now a full district". www.dailyexpress.com.my. 15 October 2023.

[4] [3]
Lian Cheng; Peter Sibon (23 January 2016). "Call for Belaga to have own district council". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 19 June 2018.

[5] [4]
"Launch of Bukit Mabong, Tunoh, Kapit by the Chief Minister of Sarawak". Sarawak Regional Corridor Development Authority. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2016.

[6] [5]
"Rakan Sarawak October 2001". www.sarawak.com.my. Archived from the original on 2009-06-06.

[7] [6]
"Laman Web Rasmi Majlis Daerah Subis".

[8] [7]
"'Telang Usan District Office a game changer'". 7 October 2015.

[9] [8]
"INFOGRAPHICS: NEW DISTRICTS IN SARAWAK". BERNAMA. 13 December 2021.

[11] [9]
Lian Cheng (11 November 2016). "It's Kota Samarahan Municipal Council effective today". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 19 June 2018.

[12] [10]
"Laman Web Rasmi Majlis Perbandaran Kota Samarahan". mpks.sarawak.gov.my.

[13] [11]
Samuel Aubrey (12 April 2015). "Serian now a division". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 15 May 2015.

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