Penampang District
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Penampang District Daerah Penampang |
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Penampang District Council office.
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| Coordinates: 5°55′00″N 116°07′00″E / 5.91667°N 116.11667°ECoordinates: 5°55′00″N 116°07′00″E / 5.91667°N 116.11667°E | ||
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 Malaysia
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 Sabah
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| Division | West Coast | |
| Capital | Penampang | |
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| • District Officer | William Sampil | |
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| • Total | 466 km2 (180 sq mi) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 121,934 | |
| Website | ww2 |
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The Penampang District (Malay: Daerah Penampang) is an administrative district in the Malaysian state of Sabah, part of the West Coast Division which includes the districts of Kota Belud, Kota Kinabalu, Papar, Penampang, Putatan, Ranau and Tuaran. The capital of the district is in Penampang Town.
Prior to the formation of Penampang District Council (PDC) in 1978, it was formerly known as Jesselton Rural District Council (JRDC). This auxiliary administrative body covered the whole of Penampang sub-district (including Putatan and Lok Kawi), Telipok town including areas up to Kampung Likas, Taman Foh Sang and Taman Stephen. The first head of JRDC was the District Officer of Jesselton, Mr. Blow D.S.O while the Chief Executive was the Assistant District Officer. The councillors comprising the district Chiefs namely: OKK Laiman Diki bin Siram, Majimbun Majangkim, Tan Pin Hing, Ewan Empok and Ahsai Ghani; Chinese Kapitan: Foo Ah Kau (Penampang), Wong Nam Fatt (Telipok), Chin Nyuk (Menggatal), Chin Tsun Yin (Inanam) and Ng Swee Hock (Putatan); Property Owners: Mr. W. C. Collard (Lok Kawi Estate) and Julius Makajil (Penampang). In 1966, the Local Government Ordinance 1961 was amended whereby Councilors are to be appointed by the Minister of Local Government Sabah. When the name Jesselton was changed to Kota Kinabalu, Jesselton Rural District Council (JRDC) was also changed to Kota Kinabalu Rural District Council (KKRDC). In 1978, Kota Kinabalu Town Board was upgraded to Kota Kinabalu Municipal Council hence Kota Kinabalu Rural District Council (KKRDC) became Penampang District Council (PDC).
According to the last census in 2010, the population of the district is estimated to be around 121,934 inhabitants, with the majority of the population belong to the Kadazan-Dusun ethnic groups and the Chinese. These followed by a minority of Bajau and Bruneian Malay. The Kadazan-Dusuns mainly practice Christianity, the majority of which are Roman Catholic. The Chinese (including of Sino-Native backgrounds) mainly practice Buddhism or Christianity. Malays (mostly of Bruneian descent) and Bajaus are Muslims (they domiciled in the sub-district of Putatan and its surrounding town of Petagas). Penampang was one of the important sites for Roman Catholic early mission in North Borneo. St. Joseph's Foreign Mission Society of Mill Hill, a Roman Catholic mission organisation, began its early missionary works in Papar, Penampang and Sandakan in early 1880s. In 1927, Penampang became the centre of missionary activities in North Borneo and Labuan when Mgr. A. Wachter was appointed the Prefect Apostolic and subsequently made the Penampang mission as his headquarter. The mission work was undoubtedly an important catalyst not only in religion dissemination among the native population of Penampang but also in providing education. The population is divided among the larger communities and the total area of the district as follows:
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