Bingkor
Bingkor is a small township in Keningau District, Interior Division, Sabah, Malaysia. The majority of the population are Dusuns and Murut, which consists of part of the Borneo Dayak ethnic group. The Dusuns are divided into Dusun Gana and Dusun Kuyau, while the Murut is Nabai or Murut Keningau. Both these sub-Dusun families and the Murut people also represent the image of Keningau as a central district.
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| Coordinates: 5°24′0″N 116°12′0″E | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| State | Sabah |
Bingkor is known as a place where the Dusun warrior, Gunsanad and the famous figure in the formation of Malaysia's time, OKK Sodomon came from.
Starting in 2019, the participant from Bingkor joined the Unduk Ngadau and Sugandoi competition as N.33 Bingkor (Presently N.40) for the first in the history that was held at Hongkod Koisaan KDCA, Penampang. The first participation also was bringing luck when the participant for Unduk Ngadau was listed in the Top 20th and 6th place for the Sugandoi competition. Unduk Ngadau is the beauty pageant competition that was started around the 60s while Sugandoi is the singing competition.