SABAH

Kota Belud

11 source-backed district metrics covering population, household and education data.

LOCAL DATA STORY · SABAH

What defines Kota Belud right now?

Four comparable district measures open the story. Each keeps its own source period because local datasets are not all updated in the same year.

RINGKASNYA

Kota Belud dalam angka utama.

Ringkasan ini menghimpunkan angka utama daerah yang telah diterbitkan. Carta di bawah menunjukkan butiran dan perubahan mengikut tempoh.

01

Kira-kira 112,000 orang tinggal di Kota Belud berdasarkan angka 2026.

02

Dari segi jumlah penduduk, Kota Belud berada di tempat #11 daripada 28 daerah Sabah yang mempunyai data.

03

Kalau isi rumah disusun daripada pendapatan paling rendah ke paling tinggi, titik tengahnya sekitar RM 3,512 sebulan pada 2024.

04

Secara purata, isi rumah membelanjakan sekitar RM 2,920 sebulan pada 2024.

05

Kadar kemiskinan yang diterbitkan untuk daerah ini ialah 26.1% pada 2024.

Perlu ingat

Angka datang daripada beberapa sumber dan tahun berbeza. Satu angka sahaja tidak menerangkan keseluruhan keadaan daerah.

WHERE IT SITS

Kota Belud inside Sabah.

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MAP BYPopulation
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Population · 202627 districts with published values
RANKED VIEWPopulation across Sabah
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RANK MOVEMENTPopulation · first to latest published period
Rank #1 means highest numeric value, not necessarily the best outcome.

LATEST AVAILABLE VALUES

Kota Belud at a glance.

Each card keeps its own source period visible. District datasets are not all updated in the same year.

RANK THROUGH TIME

How Kota Belud's position changed.

Rank #1 means the highest published numeric value among districts with data in that period; it does not mean “best.”

WHAT STANDS OUT HERE?

Read Kota Belud as a local data story.

Derived only from published district values and same-period peer comparisons.
01LOCAL SCALE

#11 by population in Sabah

The 2026 district estimate is 112,000, representing 3% of the population across the 28 published districts in this state source.

112,000 · 2026Watch source story →
02HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Below the state district median

Median monthly household income is RM 3,512 in 2024, RM 887 below the median across 28 published Sabah districts.

RM 3,512 · 2024Watch source story →
03POVERTY RATE

Above the state district median

The published poverty rate is 26.1% in 2024, 3.4 percentage points above the median across 28 published Sabah districts.

26.1% · 2024Ask about this →
04AGRICULTURE

Banana leads recorded crop output

Banana is the largest recorded crop species in the district, at 7,084.5 tonnes or 59.1% of recorded crop tonnage. Total crop production ranks #7 of 26 published districts in Sabah.

11,995.6 · 2017Watch source story →
05HEALTH CAPACITY

#8 by public-sector hospital beds

Kota Belud has 172 active public-sector hospital beds in the 2022 source, ranking #8 of 24 published districts in Sabah. Absolute capacity is not adjusted for population or referral catchment.

172 · 2022Watch source story →

STATISTICAL PEERS

Districts most similar to Kota Belud.

Similarity uses shared same-period population, income, spending and poverty values.

POSITION INSIDE SABAH

How Kota Belud ranks in the state.

Rankings use only districts with a published value for the same metric and period.
Population#11

of 28 districts

112,000 · 2026
Median household income#22

of 28 districts

RM 3,512 · 2024
Household expenditure#19

of 28 districts

RM 2,920 · 2024
Government-school enrolment#10

of 22 districts

21,003 · 2025
Crop production#7

of 26 districts

11,995.6 · 2017
Public-sector hospital beds#8

of 24 districts

172 · 2022

HOUSEHOLD CONTEXT

Income, spending and vulnerability.

Median household incomeRM 3,5122024
Household expenditureRM 2,9202024
Mean household incomeRM 5,0072024
Poverty rate26.1%2024
Gini coefficient0.3612024

EDUCATION FOOTPRINT

Local government-school scale.

Government-school enrolment21,0032025
Public education institutions662025
Students per teacher10.72025

AGRICULTURAL SIGNATURE

Banana

Total crop production12K t2017
Dominant crop groupFruit2017
Dominant species output7.1K t2017
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EXPLORE THE STATE

Other districts in Sabah.

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Source discipline

Population comes from DOSM administrative-district estimates, household indicators from district HIES, education from Ministry of Education district tables, crop production from MAFS/DOA/DOSM, and public hospital capacity from Ministry of Health records. PulseKita does not fill missing district values by estimation.

Data tahun semasa · 2026