Keningau District
Keningau District | |
|---|---|
| Daerah Keningau | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Jawi | داءيره كنيڠاو |
| • Chinese | 根地咬县 (Simplified) 根地咬縣 (Traditional) Gēndeyǎo xiàn (Hanyu Pinyin) |
| • Tamil | கெனிங்காவு மாவட்டம் Keṉiṅkāvu māvaṭṭam (Transliteration) |
| • Kadazandusun | Watas Keningau |
Keningau District Council office. | |
| Coordinates: 5°20′00″N 116°10′00″E / 5.33333°N 116.16667°E | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| State | Sabah |
| Division | Interior |
| Capital | Keningau |
| Government | |
| • District Officer | Peter Jonu Moinjil @ Peter Joseph Jonu |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,533 km2 (1,364 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 173,103 |
| Website | mdkeningau.sbh.gov.my pdkeningau.sbh.gov.my |
The Keningau District (Malay: Daerah Keningau) 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 capital of the district is in Keningau Town. The town comprises a majority native Dusun as well as Murut population with significant Chinese minorities.