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    Sandakan - Wikipedia

    Sandakan formerly known at various times as Elopura, is the capital of the Sandakan District in Sabah, Malaysia. It is the second largest city in Sabah after Kota Kinabalu. It is located on the Sandakan Peninsula and east coast of the state in the administrative centre of Sandakan Division and was the former capital of British … See more

    A first European settlement was built by a Scottish arms smuggler from Glasgow named William Clark Cowie who named the settlement "Sandakan", (which in the Suluk language means … See more

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    The town has twin town arrangements with Burwood, Australia and Zamboanga, Philippines.
    The town is … See more

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    According to the Malaysian Census in 2010, the whole town municipality's area had a total population of 396,290. Non-Malaysian citizens … See more

    All the internal roads linking different parts of the town are generally state roads constructed and maintained by the state's Public Works Department, while the local council (Sandakan Municipal Council) oversees the housing estates roads. Currently, most … See more

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    Like most of Borneo, this area was once under the control of the Bruneian Empire in the 15th century before being ceded to the See more

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    Sandakan is located on the eastern coast of Sabah facing the Sulu Sea, with the town is known as one of the port towns in Malaysia. The town … See more

    During the British period, Sandakan grew quickly as one of the largest British settlements on the east coast of North Borneo including … See more

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