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Beluran Town

Pekan Beluran

Beluran town centre

Beluran town centre.

Location of Beluran Town
Coordinates: 5°53′0″N 117°34′0″E / 5.88333°N 117.56667°E
Country Malaysia
State Sabah
DivisionSandakan
DistrictBeluran
Population

 (2010)

• Total

3,132

Beluran (Malay: Pekan Beluran, Chinese: 比魯蘭), formerly Balmoral[1][2], is the capital of the Beluran District in the Sandakan Division in eastern Sabah, Malaysia.

Its population was estimated to be around 77,000 in 2020.[3][4] The population is a mixture of many ethnic groups, with the Kadazan-Dusun, Tidong and Orang Sungai communities being the four largest components.

The town is located about 88 kilometres (55 mi) from Sandakan town.

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  2. ^ "Wood fuel or oil for North Borneo?". Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  3. ^ "MyCenDash". Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Population by ethnic group, Local Authority area and state, Malaysia" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2017.

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