Keningau District

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. Dusun, Murut and Lundayeh are the major ethnics in Keningau.

Keningau District
District
Daerah Keningau
Other transcription(s)
  Jawiداءيره كنيڠاو
  Chinese根地咬县 (Simplified)
根地咬縣 (Traditional)
Gēndeyǎo xiàn (Hanyu Pinyin)
  Tamilகெனிங்காவு மாவட்டம்
Keṉiṅkāvu māvaṭṭam (Transliteration)
  KadazandusunWatas Keningau
Keningau District Council office.
Coordinates: 5°20′00″N 116°10′00″E
Country Malaysia
State Sabah
DivisionInterior
Municipality1 January 2022
CapitalKeningau
Government
  District OfficerAmat Mohd Yusof
Area
  Total3,533 km2 (1,364 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total173,103
Websitewww.sabah.gov.my/md.kgu
www.sabah.gov.my/pd.kgu/
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