West Coast Division

West Coast Division () is an administrative division of Sabah, Malaysia. It occupies the northwest portion of Sabah. With an area of 7,588 square kilometres, it occupies 10.3% of Sabah's territory. It also has approximately 30% of Sabah's total population, with the main indigenous inhabitants comprising the Bajau, Bisaya, Bruneian Malay, Dusun, Illanun, Kadazan and Kedayan, as well with a significant numbers of Chinese. The division is divided into the districts of Ranau, Kota Belud, Tuaran, Penampang, Papar, Putatan and the state capital Kota Kinabalu. The main towns are as in the names of the districts, plus other towns including Petagas, Lok Kawi, Menggatal, Inanam, Telipok, Tamparuli, Tenghilan, Kiulu, Kundasang, Pekan Nabalu, Kinarut, Kimanis and Bongawan.

Kota Kinabalu Harbour is the main sea ports in the state's capital with an estimate size of 1,440 kilometres long coast. It serves as the gateway for water transport in Sabah. It handles and handles 4,031,000 freight tonne annually. The Kota Kinabalu International Airport serves as the main gateway into the state by air.

Districts West Coast Division is subdivided into the following administrative districts: Kota Belud District (1,386 km2) (Kota Belud Town) Kota Kinabalu District (350 km2) (Kota Kinabalu City) Papar District (1,234 km2) (Papar Town) Penampang District (466 km2) (Penampang Town) Putatan District (29,7 km2) (Putatan Town) – recently established in 2007 Ranau District (2,978 km2) (Ranau Town) Tuaran District (1,165 km2) (Tuaran Town)

Constituencies West Coast division is divided into eight federal constituencies and 25 state constituencies: ParliamentLegislative AssemblyConstituencyMPs (2022)PartyConstituencyMLAs (2020)PartyP169 Kota BeludIsnaraissah Munirah MajilisWARISANN08 PintasanFairuz RenddanGRS (GAGASAN)N09 TempasukMohd Arsad BistariGRS (GAGASAN)N10 UsukanSalleh Said KeruakBN (UMNO)N11 KedamaianEwon BenedickPH (UPKO)P170 TuaranWilfred Madius TangauPH (UPKO)N12 SulamanHajiji NoorGRS (GAGASAN)N13 Pantai DalitJasnih DayaGRS (GAGASAN)N14 TamparuliJahid JahimGRS (PBS)N15 KiuluJoniston BangkuaiGRS (PBS)P171 SepanggarMustapha SakmudPH (PKR)N16 KarambunaiYakubah KhanBN (UMNO)N17 DarauAzhar MatussinWARISANN18 InanamPeto GalimPH (PKR)P172 Kota KinabaluChan Foong HinPH (DAP)N19 LikasTan Lee FattPH (DAP)N20 Api-ApiChristina Liew Chin JinPH (PKR)N21 LuyangPhoong Jin ZhePH (DAP)P173 PutatanShahelmey YahyaBN (UMNO)N22 Tanjung AruJunz WongWARISANN23 PetagasAwang Ahmad Sah Awang SahariGRS (GAGASAN)N24 Tanjong KeramatShahelmey YahyaBN (UMNO)P174 PenampangEwon BenedickPH (UPKO)N25 KapayanJannie LasimbangPH (DAP)N26 MoyogDarell LeikingWARISANP175 PaparArmizan Mohd AliGRSN27 LimbahauJuil NuatimGRSN28 KawangGulamhaidar @ Yusof Khan BahadarGRS (GAGASAN)N29 Pantai ManisMohd Tamin ZainalBN (UMNO)P179 RanauJonathan YasinGRSN36 KundasangJoachim GunsalamGRS (PBS)N37 KaranaanMasidi ManjunGRS (GAGASAN)N38 PaginatanAbidin MadingkirSTAR

History The present divisions of Sabah is largely inherited from the division of the North Borneo Chartered Company. Following the acquisition of North Borneo under the royal charter issued in 1881, the administrative division introduced by Baron von Overbeck was continued by the establishment of two residences comprising West Coast Residency and East Coast Residency. Seat of the two residents was in Sandakan, where the governor was based. Each resident, in turn, was divided into several provinces managed by a district officer.The original position was initially Magistrates-in-charge.

As North Borneo progresses, the number of residencies has increased to five including: Tawau Residency (also known as East Coast Residency), Sandakan Residency, West Coast Residency, Kudat Residency, and Interior Residency; the provinces were initially named after the members of the board: Alcock, Cunlife, Dewhurst, Keppel, Dent, Martin, Elphinstone, Myburgh and Mayne. The senior residents occupied Sandakan and the West Coast, while the other three resident with the second class residencies occupied Interior, East Coast and Kudat. The residents of Sandakan and West Coast were members of the Legislative Council, the Legislative Assembly of the company.

The division into residencies was maintained when North Borneo became a Crown Colony after World War II. On 16 September 1963, with the formation of Malaysia, North Borneo which subsequently became the state of Sabah took over the administrative structure through the Ordinance on Administrative Units. At the same time, the Yang di-Pertua Negeri, the head of state of Sabah, was authorised by proclamation to divide the state into divisions and districts.The most recent such proclamation dates from 2009: Administrative Divisions Proclamation 2009 . The abolition of the residency term was in favour of the division term that took place in 1976.

Today, the division has only formal significance and no longer constitutes its own administrative level. The resident's post was also abolished, as Sabah's municipal administration is in the hands of the district officers.

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