Weston, Sabah

Weston
Town
Pekan Weston
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiويستن
The main gate to Weston town.
The main gate to Weston town.
Weston is located in Sabah
Weston
Weston
Weston is located in Malaysia
Weston
Weston
Coordinates: 5°12′59″N 115°35′39″E / 5.21639°N 115.59417°E / 5.21639; 115.59417
Country Malaysia
State Sabah
DivisionInterior
DistrictBeaufort
Population
 (2010)
 • Total334

Weston is a small town located on the west coast of the Malaysian state of Sabah, about 100 kilometers south of Kota Kinabalu, the state capital.[1] Weston is part of the Beaufort District in the Interior Division and was named after Arthur J. West, a railway engineer for the North Borneo Chartered Company. Weston is one of the towns along the Pan Borneo Highway.

Remains of the jetty that was the terminus of the North Borneo Railway
  1. ^ Tregonning, K. G. (1965). A History of Modern Sabah (North Borneo, 1881-1963). University of Singapore. pp. 57, 216, 221.