Sandakan Division
Administrative District Profile
Telupid
An interior gateway district established along the central highway connecting Kota Kinabalu to Sandakan. Telupid is surrounded by the Tawai Forest Reserve and smallholder agricultural lands.
Local conditions
Live environmental and topography data
Temperature Anomaly
+0.9°C
vs 1991–2020 baseline
Monthly Rainfall
96%
of historical seasonal average
Elevation Range
80m – 450m
Topographic baseline
The district in numbers
Official latest releases from DOSM & State Agencies
People
29,400
DOSM Q1 2026 estimate
Median Income
RM 2,980
DOSM Household Survey
Poverty Incidence
10.2%
e-Kasih / DOSM 2024
Primary Economic Base
Smallholder Agriculture, Rubber Tapping & Trans-Sabah Transit
Education Facilities
Registered primary, secondary, and tertiary public institutions.
22 primary · 3 secondary
Healthcare Access
District hospitals, maternal centers, and rural health clinics (Klinik Desa).
Telupid Health Clinic · 6 rural clinics