Sandakan Division

It stretches diagonally from the northeastern coast of Sabah to the state's central region.

It also has approximately 19.4% of Sabah's total population,[1] with the major inhabitants comprising the Chinese, Orang Sungai, Kadazan-Dusun, Suluk and Bajau Simunul.

[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.