Ligitan

Ligitan () is a small island in Tawau, Sabah, located east of the island of Borneo, in the Celebes Sea. In the past, the island was at the centre of a territorial dispute between Malaysia and Indonesia. The matter was brought for adjudication before the International Court of Justice and, at the end of 2002, the Court awarded the island along with the island of Sipadan to Malaysia, on the basis of the "effective occupation" displayed by the latter's predecessor (Malaysia's former colonial power, Great Britain) and the absence of any other superior title. The Philippines had applied to interven

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Islands.name: Ligitan Island
Islands.image_name: Sabah-Islands-DarvelBay PulauLigitan-Pushpin.png
Islands.image_caption: Location of Ligitan Island in Darvel Bay of Celebes Sea
Islands.label_position: left
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title: State
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1: Division
Islands.country_admin_divisions_1: Tawau
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_2: District
Islands.country_admin_divisions_2: Semporna

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Population: 0
Area: 0.079
Elevation: 9
Image: Sabah-Islands-DarvelBay PulauLigitan-Pushpin.png
Width: 0.41
Length: 0.65

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As a result of Filipino militant intrusion in 2000, the island management together with Sipadan was put under the Malaysian National Security Council (NSC). On 8 July 2019, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has agreed in principle to return the management of both islands from the NSC back to the Sabah government under Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment Ministry with the takeover will be done once the federal Cabinet approving the request.