Sandakan Division
Administrative District Profile
Kinabatangan
Centered on Sabah's longest river (560 km), Kinabatangan is an economic powerhouse for crude palm oil output, alongside one of the world's most biodiverse riparian rainforest ecosystems in Sukau and Bilit.
Local conditions
Live environmental and topography data
Temperature Anomaly
+1.3°C
vs 1991–2020 baseline
Monthly Rainfall
92%
of historical seasonal average
Elevation Range
10m – 300m
Topographic baseline
The district in numbers
Official latest releases from DOSM & State Agencies
People
146,800
DOSM Q1 2026 estimate
Median Income
RM 3,920
DOSM Household Survey
Poverty Incidence
7.8%
e-Kasih / DOSM 2024
Primary Economic Base
Oil Palm Plantations & Wildlife Conservation Corridors
Education Facilities
Registered primary, secondary, and tertiary public institutions.
42 primary · 6 secondary
Healthcare Access
District hospitals, maternal centers, and rural health clinics (Klinik Desa).
Kinabatangan Hospital (Bukit Garam) · 14 rural clinics