Labuan

Labuan
Federal Territory of Labuan
Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiولايه ڤرسكوتوان لابوان
 • Chinese纳闽联邦直辖区
Nàmǐn liánbāng zhí xiáqū (Hanyu Pinyin)
 • Tamilலபுவான் கூட்டாட்சிப் பகுதி
Lapuvāṉ kūṭṭāṭcip pakuti (Transliteration)
From top, left to right:
Labuan Financial Park complex, Labuan War Cemetery, Labuan Airport, and Labuan Ferry Terminal, Labuan state mosque
Official seal of Labuan
Nickname(s): 
Pulau Mutiara Borneo
("The Pearl of Borneo")
Map
   Labuan in    Malaysia
Coordinates: 05°18′00″N 115°13′12″E / 5.30000°N 115.22000°E / 5.30000; 115.22000
Country Malaysia
CapitalVictoria[1]
Government
 • TypeDirect federal administration
 • Administered byLabuan Corporation
 • ChairmanAnifah Aman
 • CEO of Labuan CorporationTuan Haji Rithuan bin Haji Mohd Ismail
Area
 • Total
92 km2 (36 sq mi)
Population
 (Q1 2024)[4]
 • Total
102,300
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Human Development Index
 • HDI (2022)0.839 (high) (4th)
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+8 (Not observed)
Area code087
Vehicle registrationL
SL (before becoming FT)
Websitepl.gov.my

Labuan (/ləˈbən/), officially the Federal Territory of Labuan (Malay: Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan), is an island federal territory of Malaysia. Its territory includes Labuan Island and six smaller islands, off the coast of the state of Sabah in East Malaysia. Labuan's capital is Victoria and is best known as an offshore financial centre offering international financial and business services via Labuan IBFC since 1990 as well as being an offshore support hub for deepwater oil and gas activities in the region. It is also a tourist destination for people travelling through Sabah, nearby Bruneians and scuba divers. The name Labuan derives from the Malay word labuhan which means harbour.[5]

  1. ^ Geographical Dictionary of the World. Concept Publishing Company. pp. 1926–. ISBN 978-81-7268-012-1.
  2. ^ "Preliminary Count Report 2010". Department of Statistics, Malaysia. p. 27. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Department of Statistics Malaysia Official Portal".
  4. ^ "Demographic Statistics, First Quarter 2024". Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  5. ^ Bradbury & Evans (1856). "Crawfurd, John, A descriptive dictionary of the Indian islands & adjacent countries". London: Columbia University Libraries. p. 203. Retrieved 29 April 2014.