SABAH > Interior Division > Sipitang District > Sindumin Town
From Sindumin to Sipitang Town 0.5 hour
From Sindumin to Kota Kinabalu City 3.5 hours
After Sipitang Town there are several towns along the journey like
- Papar,
- Membakut,
- Kimanis,
- Beaufort,
- Kota Klias.
Sindumin is a Sub-District for Sipitang and it is the border town to State of
Sarawak.
There are not much facilities yet in this small town, even the shops are not
filled up.
The available facilities in Sindumin Town include :
1- a new ICQ which is the Immigration, Customs and Quarantine Centre,
2- flats for the government personnel,
3- a school
4- SEDCO constructed R&R (Rest & Relax) building for traveller, 200 meters from
the border checkpoint.
The surrounding area of Sindumin are padi fields and some villages before you
reach Sipitang Town to the north and Lawas Town to the South.
The closest airport from Sindumin is Lawas Airport in Sarawak about 45 minutes
from the checkpoint serviced by a good road.
The airport cater for small planes likes the Twin Otter to places in the
Interior of Sarawak like Bekalalan and other areas.
Sindumin-Merapok Sabah Immigration Post
Across this boarder is Lawas Division of Sarawak.
Sindumin Town ("Mengalong" in the 1960s)This small town situated on the
Sabah-Sarawak border in the Interior Division of Sabah along the Mengalong
river.
Towns in Sipitang District:
1- Sindumin Town
2- Sipitang Town
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