Beluran
Beluran Town
Pekan Beluran | |
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Town and district capital | |
 Beluran town centre. | |
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| Coordinates: 5°53′0″N 117°34′0″E / 5.88333°N 117.56667°E | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Sabah |
| Division | Sandakan |
| District | Beluran |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 3,132 |
Beluran (Malay: Pekan Beluran, Chinese: 比魯蘭), formerly Balmoral[1][2], is the capital of the Beluran District in the Sandakan Division in eastern Sabah, Malaysia.
Demographics
Its population was estimated to be around 77,000 in 2020.[3][4] The population is a mixture of many ethnic groups, with the Kadazan-Dusun, Tidong and Orang Sungai communities being the four largest components.
Location
The town is located about 88 kilometres (55 mi) from Sandakan town.
References
- ↑ "Sabah (North Borneo) under the Rising Sun Government" (PDF). Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ↑ "Wood fuel or oil for North Borneo?". Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ↑ "MyCenDash". Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ↑ "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.
External links
Media related to Beluran at Wikimedia Commons
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