Semporna District
Daerah Semporna | |
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Coordinates: 4°29′00″N 118°37′00″E / 4.48333°N 118.61667°E | |
Country | Malaysia |
State | Sabah |
Division | Tawau |
Capital | Semporna |
Government | |
• District Officer | A.M. Ibnu Haji A.K. Baba |
Area | |
• Total | 1,145 km2 (442 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 133,164 |
Website |
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The Semporna District ( Malay: Daerah Semporna) is an administrative district in the Malaysian state of Sabah, part of the Tawau Division which includes the districts of Kunak, Lahad Datu, Semporna and Tawau. The capital of the district is in Semporna Town.
According to the last census in 2010, the population of Semporna district is estimated to be around 133,164 inhabitants. [1] As in other districts of Sabah, there are a significant number of illegal immigrants from the nearby southern Philippines, mainly from the Sulu Archipelago and Mindanao.
Climate data for Semporna | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.6 (85.3) |
29.7 (85.5) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.8 (87.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.2 (79.2) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.8 (80.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.9 (73.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 201 (7.9) |
136 (5.4) |
135 (5.3) |
149 (5.9) |
210 (8.3) |
183 (7.2) |
160 (6.3) |
163 (6.4) |
124 (4.9) |
180 (7.1) |
194 (7.6) |
190 (7.5) |
2,025 (79.8) |
Source: Climate-Data.org [2] |
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