Kinabatangan is a district located in
Sandakan Division, in the east of
Sabah,
Malaysia on the island of
Borneo. Its population was estimated to be around 86,783 in 2000. Kinabatangan is mostly populated with Sungei Race, one of the Indigenous Group in Sabah. District administration is currently headed by District Officer Dato Arisin. Economic activities are centered around
oil palm plantations, forestry and wood-based industries.
The nearby
Kinabatangan River is an area with tropical lowland
rainforest vegetation and ecosystems. The area is wet and humid and the swampy lowlands are home to Borneo's indigenous
Proboscis Monkey. Other places of interest is the
Gomantong Caves.
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