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Welcome to Keningau: Discover the Essence of Our Hometown!
Keningau is a city located in the interior of Sabah, Malaysia and the largest in the Upper Inland Division. Keningau is now the fifth largest city after Tawau and Lahad Datu.
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The city is located at latitude and longitude at 5 20'0 N - 116 10'0 T. Keningau is bordered[2] by Ranau and Tambunan Districts in the North, Nabawan and Tenom in the South, Tongod in the East and Papar in the West morning Keningau is now under the administration of the Keningau District Council (Old Administration) where it has small towns around the city such as Apin-Apin, Bingkor, Sook, Nabawan and Tambunan.
The city of Keningau can be reached by road from Kota Kinabalu via Tambunan road or via Kimanis road where each has a distance of around 128 kilometers which takes about 2.5 hours to travel, to Sandakan via the Keningau-Sandakan Highway and to Tawau via the Keningau- Tawau by taking either a taxi service, minibus or express bus. In addition to land transport, there are also air transport services in Keningau City. However, Keningau Airport is only suitable for the use of foker type airplanes.
History
The Keningau Oath Stone which is a summary of the essence of the Sabah 20 Article Agreement between the Sabah State Government and the Malaysian Government stands here. Keningau is one of the KDM cultural centers because 90% are Kadazan-Dusun, Murut, Lundayeh tribes in Keningau.
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Based on past history, there is a village area that is overgrown with cinnamon which is a type of spice for cooking. In the language of the local community in the area, they call it kayu kondingau. The arrival of the British in the area made keningau bark one of their exports. Indirectly, the hinterland became an important Keningau bark producer at that time. Finally, the area was called keningau and from a village it developed into a city that did not lag behind with progress and became the administrative center in the interior of Sabah.
