Banggi Island ( ms, Pulau Banggi) is located within the
Kudat Division
Kudat Division ( ms, Bahagian Kudat) is an administrative division in the state of Sabah, Malaysia. It occupies the northern tip of Sabah. Its total area of 4,623 square kilometres (6.3% of Sabah's total territory) makes it the smallest of the fi ...
of
Sabah
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in
Malaysia
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. With an area of 440.7 square kilometres, it is the largest island in Malaysia followed by
Bruit Island
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,
Langkawi Island
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and
Penang Island
Penang Island ( ms, Pulau Pinang; zh, 檳榔嶼; ta, பினாங்கு தீவு) is part of the state of Penang, on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It was named Prince of Wales Island when it was occupied by the British Ea ...
.
It is located off the northern coast of Sabah near Marudu Bay. The highest elevation on the island is Bukit Sinambung with height of 529 metres. As of 2016, it has an estimated population of 30,000.
Banggi's largest settlement is
Limbuak. In 2014, a new township was proposed to be built in the island. The island is also part of the gazetted area of
Tun Mustapha Marine Park.
The main ethnicities in Banggi Island are Ubian and Dusun Bonggi, but there are others such as Suluk, Balabak, and other minority. The main spoken mother tongue language is Ubian, with the official language Malaysian well understood by all.
District Office Banggi Island covers Balambangan Island, Tanjung Manawali Island, and Tigabu Island.
Socioeconomy activities are mainly fishery. However, it does have
palm oil, rubber and coconut plantation.
The nearest neighbouring Philippine island is
Mangsee Islands.
See also
*
List of islands of Malaysia
References
External links
UN Systemwide Earthwatch
Islands of Sabah
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