The Semporna District (Malay: Daerah Semporna) is an administrative district in the Malaysian state of Sabah, part of the Tawau Division which includes the districts of Kunak, Lahad Datu, Semporna and Tawau. The capital of the district is in Semporna Town.
Semporna District
Daerah Semporna | |
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District | |
![]() Semporna District Council office. | |
Seal | |
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Coordinates: 4°29′00″N 118°37′00″E | |
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State | ![]() |
Division | Tawau |
Capital | Semporna |
Government | |
• District Officer | A.M. Ibnu Haji A.K. Baba |
Area | |
• Total | 1,145 km2 (442 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 133,164 |
Website | ww2 www |
According to the last census in 2010, the population of Semporna district is estimated to be around 133,164 inhabitants.[1] As in other districts of Sabah, there are a significant number of illegal immigrants from the nearby southern Philippines, mainly from the Sulu Archipelago and Mindanao.
Climate data for Semporna | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 29.6 (85.3) |
29.7 (85.5) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.8 (87.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.2 (79.2) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.8 (80.3) |
Average low °C (°F) | 22.9 (73.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 201 (7.9) |
136 (5.4) |
135 (5.3) |
149 (5.9) |
210 (8.3) |
183 (7.2) |
160 (6.3) |
163 (6.4) |
124 (4.9) |
180 (7.1) |
194 (7.6) |
190 (7.5) |
2,025 (79.8) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[2] |
Media related to Semporna District at Wikimedia Commons
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