Keningau
Sign in to saveKeningau () is the capital of the Keningau District in the Interior Division of Sabah, Malaysia. It is the fifth-largest town in Sabah, as well one of the oldest. Keningau is between Tambunan and Tenom. The town had an estimated population of 173,130. Dusuns, Muruts and Lundayehs are the major ethnic groups in Keningau.
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- Locality
- Keningau
- Region
- Sabah
- Country
- Malaysia
- Population
- 77,650
- Timezone
- Asia/Kuching
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Keningau
- Settlement.official_name
- Pekan Keningau
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town and district capital
- Settlement.translit_lang1
- Other
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type1
- Jawi
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info1
- كنيڠاءو
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type2
- Chinese
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info2
- Gēndeyǎo
- Settlement.image_alt
- Keningau town centre
- Settlement.image_caption
- Keningau town centre.
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- SabahDistricts-Keningau-pp.png
- Settlement.etymology
- Derived from koningau, a local cinnamon tree species.
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Division
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Interior
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Keningau
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Encyclopedic overview
34 sectionsContents
- Etymology and history
- Town divisions
- Keningau 1
- Keningau 2/New Town
- Demographics
- Ethnicity and religion
- Languages
- Climate
- Places of interest
- Keningau Oath Stone
- Crocker Range National Park
- Keningau Handicraft Centre
- Kapayan Recreation Resources
- Matanoi Hill
- Bukit Trig
- Keningau Mall
- Tamu Ground Keningau
- Communications and transportation
- Road
- Public transportation
- Air
- Radio
- Public services
- Courts of law and legal enforcement
- Healthcare
- Libraries
- Sports
- Education
- Culture and leisure
- Cuisine
- Notable residents
- See also
- References
- External links
Keningau () is the capital of the Keningau District in the Interior Division of Sabah, Malaysia. It is the fifth-largest town in Sabah, as well one of the oldest. Keningau is between Tambunan and Tenom. The town had an estimated population of 173,130. Dusuns, Muruts and Lundayehs are the major ethnic groups in Keningau.
== Etymology and history == The name Keningau is derived from the locally-abundant Javanese cinnamon tree (Cinnamomum burmannii) which is locally known as koningau. The tree is known as 'Kayu Manis' in Malay and is sometimes referred to as the 'king of spices'. Its bark was collected by the British North Borneo Company to be sold as a spice. During the British colonial era, Keningau was one of the most important administrative centres in British North Borneo.
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