updated on 15th September 2010
Kota Kinabatangan
1.5 hours from Sandakan
45 minutes from Lahad Datu.

Places of interest in Kota Kinabatangan

PASAR AWAM KOTA KINABATANGAN PUBLIC MARKET

PRIHATIN PENYAYANG PROFESIONALISMA

Hospital Kinabatangan
W.D.T 20, 90020 Kota Kinabatangan
Telephone : (+6089)561 854

From Sukau, turn right to Kota Kinabatangan and Sandakan.

Turn left to Lahad Dadu and Tawau

Economic activities at Kota Kinabatangan are centered around

1) oil palm plantations,

2) forestry and

3) wood-based industries.

The largest district in Sabah with an area of 10,936.73 square kilometers.

The district is  largely covered by jungle with a network of limestone caves.

Kinabatangan in local language refers to the bird nest scrapper, a long wooden pole used for harvesting bird nest which is plentiful in the caves in the east coast.

The majority of the population of Kinabatangan are the

1) Orang Sungai,

2) Idahan,

3) Tidong,

4) Kagayan

5) Suluk.

6) Minokok,

7) Mangkahak,

8) Sukang,

9) Makiang,

10) Rumanau,

11) Sinabu and

12) Pingas.
 

The Agop Batu Tulug comprised three main caves. The first cave, the Agop Suriba (lower cave) lies at the forest floor. The Agop Lintanga (middle cave) and the Agop Sawat (upper cave) are located at a height between 12 to 15 meters. There are openings in the middle and upper caves which enable visitors a view of the Batu Putih village and its surrounding.

Another cave Agop Dimunduk (upper most cave) is located near the summit of the cliff.