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Sabah

Malaysian state
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Summary

Sabah is a state of Malaysia[1]. Sabah draws 6,524 Wikipedia views per month (state of malaysia category, ranking #2 of 12).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ethnic group: Malays[3], Kadazan-Dusun[4], Sama-Bajau[5], Murut people[6], Malaysian Chinese[7], Indian Malaysians[8]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Malaysia[9]
  • Country: Malaysia[10]
  • Located in or next to body of water: South China Sea[11], Sulu Sea[12], Celebes Sea[13], Balabac Strait[14]
  • Head of government: Hajiji Noor[15]
  • Head of state: Musa Aman[16]
  • Capital: Kota Kinabalu[17]
  • Official language: Malay[18]
  • Shares border with: North Kalimantan[19], Sarawak[20]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Kudat Division[21], West Coast[22], Interior Division[23], Sandakan Division[24], Tawau Division[25]
  • Flag: flag of Sabah[26]
  • Legislative body: Sabah State Legislative Assembly[27]
  • Executive body: Government of Sabah[28]
  • Postal code: 88000–91999[29]
  • Part of: Malaysia[30]
  • Commons category: Sabah[31]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+08:00[32]
  • Foundational text: Constitution of the State of Sabah[33]
  • Local dialing code: 087-089[34]
  • Archives at: Sabah State Archives[35]
  • Inception: September 16, 1963[36]
  • Located in/on physical feature: Borneo[37]
  • Significant event: Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation[38], 1976 Sabah Air GAF Nomad crash[39], 1976 Sabah earthquake[40], 2013 Lahad Datu standoff[41], 2015 Sabah earthquake[42]
  • Public holiday: New Year's Day[43], Islamic New Year[44], Chinese New Year[45], Mawlid[46], Good Friday[47], International Workers' Day[48], Vesak[49], Kaamatan[50], King's Birthday[51], Hari Merdeka[52], Malaysia Day[53], Eid al-Fitr[54], Official Birthday of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah[55], Diwali[56]
  • Official website: http://www.sabah.gov.my[57]

Why It Matters

Sabah has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] Sabah is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

Related Entities

Borneo Govdirectory Malaysia

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [58] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [59] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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