Tambunan District

Tambunan District
Daerah Tambunan
Other transcription(s)
  Jawiداءيره تمبونن
  Chinese担布南县 (Simplified)
擔布南縣 (Traditional)
Dānbùnán xiàn (Hanyu Pinyin)
  Tamilதம்புனான் மாவட்டம்
Tampuṉāṉ māvaṭṭam (Transliteration)
  KadazandusunWatas Tambunan
Tambunan District Council office.
Nickname(s): 
"the place where the Warrior, Gombunan and Tamadon were born."
Coordinates: 5°40′26.47″N 116°21′53.58″E / 5.6740194°N 116.3648833°E / 5.6740194; 116.3648833
Country Malaysia
State Sabah
DivisionInterior
CapitalTambunan
Government
  District OfficerBlasius Sobitun Makajil
Area
  Total
1,347 km2 (520 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
35,667
Websitemdtambunan.sbh.gov.my
pdtambunan.sbh.gov.my

The Tambunan District (Malay: Daerah Tambunan) is an administrative district in the Malaysian state of Sabah, part of the Interior Division which includes the districts of Beaufort, Keningau, Kuala Penyu, Nabawan, Sipitang, Tambunan and Tenom. The capital of the district is in Tambunan Town.