[1] The division covers the districts of Kudat, Pitas and Kota Marudu, as well as the islands of Balak, Balambangan, Banggi, Bankawan, Guhuan Utara (North Guhuan), Kalampunian and Malawali.
As of 2010, the division had 186,516 inhabitants, making up approximately 6% of Sabah's total population.
[5] The division into residencies was maintained when North Borneo became a Crown Colony after World War II.
[6] Today, the division has only formal significance and no longer constitutes its own administrative level.
The resident's post was also abolished, as Sabah's municipal administration is in the hands of the district officers.