Sipitang | |
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Town and district capital | |
| Pekan Sipitang Sipitang Town | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Jawi | سيڤيتاڠ |
From top, left to right: Esplanade Sipitang, the Shophouse in Downtown, the District Council Building, the City Mosque, the St. John Baptist Church, and the District Office | |
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| Coordinates: 5°5′N 115°33′E / 5.083°N 115.550°E | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Sabah |
| Division | Interior |
| District | Sipitang |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,298 |
Sipitang (Malay: Pekan Sipitang) is the capital of the Sipitang District in the Interior Division of Sabah, Malaysia. Its population was estimated to be around 4,298 in 2010.[1] It is the closest town in Sabah to the Sarawak border, and is 44 kilometres south of Beaufort and 144 kilometres south of Kota Kinabalu, the state capital and also is 123 kilometres north of Long Pasia, one of the famous attraction in Sabah.
- ^ "Population by ethnic group, Local Authority area and state, Malaysia" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2017.