Pitas, Sabah
Encyclopedia
Pitas is a town and a district in the Kudat Division
of Sabah
, east Malaysia, on the northern part of the Borneo
island. Its estimated population in 2006 is 38,600. The ethnic composition is mainly ethnic Rungus and Orang Sungai
(including Tambanuo
people).
Kudat Division
Kudat Division is an administrative division of Sabah, east Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. It occupies the northern tip of Sabah. With an area of 4,623 Square kilometers , it is the smallest of the five divisions of Sabah....
of Sabah
Sabah
Sabah is one of 13 member states of Malaysia. It is located on the northern portion of the island of Borneo. It is the second largest state in the country after Sarawak, which it borders on its southwest. It also shares a border with the province of East Kalimantan of Indonesia in the south...
, east Malaysia, on the northern part of the Borneo
Borneo
Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is located north of Java Island, Indonesia, at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia....
island. Its estimated population in 2006 is 38,600. The ethnic composition is mainly ethnic Rungus and Orang Sungai
Orang Sungai
The Orang Sungai are a group of indigenous people native to the state of Sabah, Malaysia. Groups of communities live along the rivers of Kinabatangan, Paitan, Labuk and also Kudat. also Lahad Datu-External links:*...
(including Tambanuo
Tambanuo
The Tambanuo are an indigenous ethnic group residing in Sabah, eastern Malaysia on the island of Borneo. They reside in Beluran, Kota Marudu, and Pitas districts of Kudat Division of Sabah. Their population was estimated at 20,000 in the year 1990...
people).