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THE ORIGIN OF THE NAME KUDAT, SABAH, MALAYSIA

THE ORIGIN OF THE NAME KUDAT


In the past, Kudat was better known locally as "Tanjong Berungus" and sometimes also called "Tambarungan". During the early arrival of Chinese traders at Tanjung Berungus, they were surprised to see a kind of grass growing everywhere. The desperation forced them to know it from locals comprising the Rungus tribe (the native inhabitants of the Kudat district) who later told that the grass that became their name among them was "Kutad" which meant "weed grass" in the Rungus language.

 Since the "Kutad" of the Chinese traders was inaccurate, the name "Kudat" was originally from the weeds (Kutad) where the grassed area was finally the center of the meeting of immigrant traders with local people to carry out activities Traditionally traded and trading businesses.
While the story from the Binadan Kudat tribe was originally from the word "takkudad aku" which meant "Surprised by me" by one of the tribes concerned with the sound of a ship named "SANTI" as they sailed from Limau-Limauan to Tanjung Berungus. The event gave them an idea and agreed to name Tanjung Berungus as CUDAT.

Kudat district has 3 administrative centers: -

Kudat Proper, Pekan Karakit Banggi and Pekan Matunggong.

Chronology of the early history of the region of the kudath

Kudat's history began in the 18th century until World War II based on the following manifestation sources: -

1. Sultan Amir of Sulu handed his property in Borneo to the East India Company. Flag of East India Company was flown on Balambangan Island in 1763.

2. The settlement scheme was opened by East India Company in Balambangan Island in 1773.

3. Placement on Balambangan Island was attacked by Sulu in 1775 and closed.

4. In 1803 the settlement on Balambangan Island reopened and the following year the settlement was closed again.

5. Suspicion of Sharif Osman's rebellion against the British at Teluk Marudu on 19.08.1845.
6. Kudat became the North Borneo Capital (Sabah) on 17.12.1881 until 1884.

7. The first arrival of Hakka in Sabah that landed in Kudat on 04.04.1883

8. Japan occupies Kudat on 01.02.1942

9. The administrative center of the Small District of Banggi was declared in Pekan Karakit on 01.01.1975.

10. The Residency System as well as the Kudat Resident's office was abolished in Kudat in 1979

Geographic position

The Kudat area is 1,287 KM square covering the Kudat Peninsula, Balambangan Island, Banggi Island, Malawali Island, Matunggong and several surrounding small islands. The shape of the hilly terrain. The weather is uncertain with longer droughts. Average annual rainfall of 184 per year.

Economic activity


The main economic activity of the Kudat community is focused on the agricultural sector. An area of ​​54,723 hectares is a suitable land area for agriculture.

Of these, approximately 32,960 hectares have been cultivated for a variety of short- and long-term crop-oriented crops. The fishery sector also plays a major role in which it is the second largest contributor to agriculture.

This sector is seen growing with the presence of several factories working on the fisheries industry. Most of the fishery products are exported to foreign countries such as Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong and others. View the Economics page.

Population


Population populations for the three districts are estimated at 84,000 according to the census in 2010 with the following breakdowns: -
• Rungus tribe, Kadazan & hamlet - 53.48%
• Muslim bumiputra - 32.59%
• Chinese - 13.40%
• Others - 0.53%


Source from: http://shariffosmanmnaha67.blogspot.my/2008/10/asal-usul-na

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