Nabawan

Federal State

Nabawan is a small town in the Malaysian state of Sabah. It belongs to the same administrative district (District Nabawan ) and 110 kilometers in a straight line southeast of the capital Kota Kinabalu. The city is part of the territory Interior Division, which includes the districts of Beaufort, Keningau, Kuala Penyu, Nabawan, Sipitang, Tambunan and Tenom

Geography

The city Nabawan is 300 meters above sea level. The Klerinstadt is located about 64 kilometers from Keningau away. Until the state capital of Kota Kinabalu, the route is 192 kilometers. Nabawan is connected via a two-lane asphalt road to Sook and Sapulut. However, small branch lines innerhalbn the district are without road surface; dusty in dry weather and muddy and slippery in the wet season.

History

In the spring of 1974, the administration of then- Pensiangan District Office of Pensiangan was transferred to the newly founded Nabawan. With the Nabawan Scheme - a resettlement plan of the United Sabah National Organisation ( USNO ) - was trying to lure settlers to the remote area. The plan was not very successful. First, it was badly organized, on the other hand he was not aware of the traditionally close family ties, and after some time, many settlers went back to the region to Pensiangan. The remaining settlers were faced with the challenge of developing the area from the ground up.

Despite the failures was built a new, one-story administrative building in Nabawan in 1998 /99 and occupied by a management official of the intermediate service.

Demography

The population of the city is Nabawan according to the last census in 2010 only 576 inhabitants and consists almost exclusively of Murut, represent the largest ethnic group.

Attractions

Batu Punggul

The Batu Punggul is a striking, from the rain forest rising steeply above rock formation that plays an important role in the legends of the Murut. The rock is located at Kampong Tataluan. To get from Sepulut there, a 2-5 hour drive in a wooden canoe with outboard of the Murut is required.

Kukuik cave

The Kukuik cave is located near Kampong Salarom. They probably derived in part from the Second World War. Within the cave respective legacies and human skeletons were discovered.

Salt water source

The salt water source is also located in Kampong Salarom. From the village you can reach the source of one hour walk through the jungle. The source flowing from the salt water is rich in crystalline mineral salt. The inhabitants of the settlement Salarom cover even today their need for salt from this source. The existence of the salt water source was first documented in 1913 by a Prospektorengruppe the British Shell.