Sabah state in Malaysia with scenic grandeur and fascinating wildlife.
The capital is Kota Kinabalu. The best beaches in Borneo and wildlife varies
from monkeys and bearded pigs to corals and tropical marine life. The terrain is
densely forested and mountainous.
Sabah is traditionally known as The Land below the Wind. Recognized as one
last tropical rainforest of the world, the lush green forest and unique flora
and fauna in Sabah make it both a nature lover and botanist haven.
Covering an area of 73,600 square kilometers, Sabah sits on the northern tip
of the Borneo Island, surrounded by the South China Sea on the West, the Sulu
Sea in the north and the Celebes Sea in the east. The most prominent and well
known landmark of Sabah is none other than the majestic Mt. Kinabalu.
Geographically young, Mt Kinabalu at 4,094 meters is the highest peak in the
Croaker range is said to be growing at a rate of 0.3cm per year. Mt Kinabalu
covers an area of 700 square kilometers and believed to contain between 5,000 to
6,000 species of vascular plants, one of the six highest global diversity
centres of the world, with more than 5,000 species per 10,000 square kilometers.
Geographically situated south of the Philippines, Sabah is just outside the
typhoon belt which blights the Philippines. Thus the name The Land below the
Wind.
The population is as diversified as it natural resources with at least 40
ethnic groups speaking over 50 languages and 90 dialects. The largest ethnic
group being the Kadazandusun, a political term encompassing both the Kadazan and
Dusun. The rest includes Bajau, Murut and the largest non-indigenous Chinese
population. To date the Sabah population attributed only 10 percent of the total
national population at 2.1 million.
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