Sandakan Division (Malay: Bahagian Sandakan) is an administrative division of Sabah, Malaysia. It stretches diagonally from the northeastern coast of Sabah to the state's central region. With an area of 28,205 square kilometres, it occupies 38.3% of Sabah's territory, and is thus the largest of the five administrative divisions of Sabah. It also has approximately 19.4% of Sabah's total population,[1] with the major inhabitants comprising the Chinese, Orang Sungai, Kadazan-Dusun, Suluk and Bajau Simunul.[2]
The main towns are Sandakan, Beluran, Kinabatangan, Telupid and Tongod. Sandakan port is the second largest after Kota Kinabalu. The port serves as a major timber export gateway.[3][self-published source] The Sandakan Airport serves the Sandakan division.[1]
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