Tuaran District

Tuaran District
Daerah Tuaran
Other transcription(s)
  Jawiداءيره توارن‎
  Chinese斗亚兰县 (Simplified)
鬥亞蘭縣 (Traditional)
Dòuyàlán xiàn (Hanyu Pinyin)
dêu3 a3 lan2 yan4 (Hakka)
  Tamilதுவாரான் மாவட்டம்
Tuvārāṉ māvaṭṭam (Transliteration)
  KadazandusunWatas Tuaran
Tuaran District Office
Map of Tuaran District
Tuaran District
Coordinates: 6°11′00″N 116°14′00″E / 6.18333°N 116.23333°E / 6.18333; 116.23333
Country Malaysia
State Sabah
DivisionWest Coast
AdministrationTuaran District Council
Government
  District OfficerHerman Tunggiging
  Executive OfficerJamlin Bin Ladin
  MPWilfred Madius Tangau (UPKO)
  MLA
Area
  Total
1,170 km2 (450 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
135,665
  Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)
Postal code
89XXX
Area code088
Websitemdtuaran.sbh.gov.my
pdtuaran.sbh.gov.my

The Tuaran District (Malay: Daerah Tuaran) is an administrative district in the Malaysian state of Sabah, part of the West Coast Division which includes the districts of Kota Belud, Kota Kinabalu, Papar, Penampang, Putatan, Ranau and Tuaran. The capital of the district is in Tuaran Town and the administrative area includes the entire boundary of Tuaran District, covering an area of 116,500 hectares (287,875 acres). Tuaran also one of the districts in Sabah located near Kota Kinabalu, and it is considered part of the Greater Kota Kinabalu area.

St. Andrews Anglican church was consecrated on 12 November 1967 by Roland Koh.