Interior Division
Administrative District Profile
Sipitang
Sabah's border gateway to Sarawak and Brunei. Sipitang is rapidly developing into an industrial heavyweight through the Sipitang Oil & Gas Industrial Park (SOGIP) along the Pan-Borneo transport corridor.
Local conditions
Live environmental and topography data
Temperature Anomaly
+0.8°C
vs 1991–2020 baseline
Monthly Rainfall
116%
of historical seasonal average
Elevation Range
0m – 300m
Topographic baseline
The district in numbers
Official latest releases from DOSM & State Agencies
People
37,800
DOSM Q1 2026 estimate
Median Income
RM 3,690
DOSM Household Survey
Poverty Incidence
7.1%
e-Kasih / DOSM 2024
Primary Economic Base
SOGIP Petrochemical Hub, Pulp/Paper Processing & Cross-Border Logistics
Education Facilities
Registered primary, secondary, and tertiary public institutions.
27 primary · 5 secondary
Healthcare Access
District hospitals, maternal centers, and rural health clinics (Klinik Desa).
Sipitang District Hospital · 9 rural clinics