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The Beaufort District ( BOH-fərt; Malay: Daerah Beaufort) is an administrative district in the Malaysian state of Sabah, part of the Interior Division which includes the districts of Beaufort, Keningau, Kuala Penyu, Nabawan, Sipitang, Tambunan and Tenom. The population of Beaufort is composed mainly of Bisaya, Brunei Malays, Kadazan-Dusuns, Lun Bawang/Lun Dayeh, Muruts and Chinese (mainly Hakkas).




Etymology


The district was named after the former British North Borneo governor, Leicester Paul Beaufort.




History


The area of Beaufort was discovered by the British in 1898 during the administration of the North Borneo Chartered Company.




Demographics



According to the 2020 census, the population by constituency was 52,107 inhabitants.
The main indigenous people of Beaufort are Bisaya, Brunei Malay as well as Kadazan-Dusun (Dusun Tatana, Klias River Dusun, Kadazan Tangaa' Bakud and Tinagas tribes) and minorities of Murut, Chinese and Lun Bawang/Lundayeh peoples resident in this district.

The population by state legislative assembly are as follows:




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See also


Districts of Malaysia




References






Further reading


Treacher, W. H (1891). "British Borneo: sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo". University of California Libraries. Singapore, Govt. print. dept. p. 190.
Rutter, Owen (1922). "British North Borneo - An Account of its History, Resources and Native Tribes". Cornell University Libraries. Constable & Company Ltd, London. p. 157.
Tregonning, K. G. (1965). A History Of Modern Sabah (North Borneo 1881–1963). University of Malaya Press.




External links


Media related to Beaufort District at Wikimedia Commons

(in Malay) Beaufort District Council
(in Malay) Beaufort District Office

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