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{{Short description|Regions of Sabah and Sarawak}}
'''Divisions''' ({{langx|ms|bahagian}}) are the primary [[subdivisions of Malaysia|subdivisions]] of [[Sabah]] and [[Sarawak]], the [[states of Malaysia|states]] in [[East Malaysia]]. Each division is subdivided into [[districts of Malaysia|districts]] ({{lang|ms|daerah}}) — this is different in [[Peninsular Malaysia]] whereby districts are generally the primary subdivisions of a state. Each division is headed by a [[Resident_minister#British_Malay_states_and_possessions|resident]] ({{lang|ms|pegawai residen}}).

The 17 divisions are:

== Sabah ==
{{Sabah Labelled Map}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Division
!District
!Capital
!Council
!Population (2020{{My10|2020kf}})<!--Include Non-Malaysian-->
!Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
!Density
|-
| rowspan="8" | [[Interior Division|Interior]]
|[[Beaufort District]]
|[[Beaufort, Malaysia|Beaufort]]
|[[Beaufort District Council|Beaufort D]]
|{{pop density|75716|1735|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
|[[Keningau District]]
|[[Keningau]]
|[[Keningau District Council|Keningau D]]
|{{pop density|150927|3533|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
|[[Kuala Penyu District]]
|[[Kuala Penyu]]
|[[Kuala Penyu District Council|Kuala Penyu D]]
|{{pop density|23710|453|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
|[[Membakut District]]{{notetag|gazetted as full district on March 30, 2022<ref>{{cite news |title=Membakut now a full district |url=https://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news/221670/membakut-now-a-full-district/ |work=www.dailyexpress.com.my |date=15 October 2023}}</ref>}}
|[[Membakut]]
|[[Beaufort District Council|Beaufort D]]
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|[[Nabawan District]]
|[[Nabawan]]
|[[Nabawan District Council|Nabawan D]]
|{{pop density|28349|6089|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
|[[Sipitang District]]
|[[Sipitang]]
|[[Sipitang District Council|Sipitang D]]
|{{pop density|37828|2732|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
|[[Tambunan District]]
|[[Tambunan]]
|[[Tambunan District Council|Tambunan D]]
|{{pop density|31573|1347|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
|[[Tenom District]]
|[[Tenom]]
|[[Tenom District Council|Tenom D]]
|{{pop density|51328|2409|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Kudat Division|Kudat]]
|[[Kota Marudu District]]
|[[Kota Marudu]]
|[[Kota Marudu District Council|Kota Marudu D]]
|{{pop density|69528|1917|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
|[[Kudat District]]
|[[Kudat]]
|[[Kudat District Council|Kudat D]]
|{{pop density|86410|1287|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
|[[Pitas District]]
|[[Pitas, Malaysia|Pitas]]
|[[Pitas District Council|Pitas D]]
|{{pop density|36660|1419|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
| rowspan="5" | [[Sandakan Division|Sandakan]]
|[[Beluran District]]
|[[Beluran]]
|[[Beluran District Council|Beluran D]]
|{{pop density|77125|5498|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
|[[Kinabatangan District]]
|[[Kinabatangan]]
|[[Kinabatangan District Council|Kinabatangan D]]
|{{pop density|143112|6605|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|- style="background:#aaf;"
|[[Sandakan District]]
|[[Sandakan]]
|[[Sandakan Municipal Council|Sandakan M]]
|{{pop density|439050|2266|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
|[[Telupid District]]
|[[Telupid]]
|[[Telupid District Council|Telupid D]]
|{{pop density|29241|2210|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
|[[Tongod District, Malaysia|Tongod District]]
|[[Tongod]]
|[[Kinabatangan District Council|Kinabatangan D]]
|{{pop density|42742|10054|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
| rowspan="6" | [[Tawau Division|Tawau]] 
|-
|[[Kalabakan District]]
|[[Kalabakan]]
|[[Kalabakan District Council|Kalabakan D]]
|{{pop density|48195|3885|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
|[[Kunak District]]
|[[Kunak]]
|[[Kunak District Council|Kunak D]]
|{{pop density|68891|1134|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
|[[Lahad Datu District]]
|[[Lahad Datu]]
|[[Lahad Datu District Council|Lahad Datu D]]
|{{pop density|229138|7444|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
|[[Semporna District]]
|[[Semporna]]
|[[Semporna District Council|Semporna D]]
|{{pop density|166587|1145|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|- style="background:#aaf;" 
|[[Tawau District]]
|[[Tawau]]
|[[Tawau Municipal Council|Tawau M]]
|{{pop density|372615|2240|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
| rowspan="7" | [[West Coast Division|West Coast]]
|[[Kota Belud District]]
|[[Kota Belud]]
|[[Kota Belud District Council|Kota Belud D]]
|{{pop density|107243|1386|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|- style="background:#afa;"
|[[Kota Kinabalu District]]
|[[Kota Kinabalu]]
|[[Kota Kinabalu City Hall|Kota Kinabalu C]]
|{{pop density|500421|351|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
|[[Papar District]]
|[[Papar, Malaysia|Papar]]
|[[Papar District Council|Papar D]]
|{{pop density|150667|1243|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
|[[Penampang District]]
|[[Penampang]]
|[[Penampang District Council|Penampang D]]
|{{pop density|162174|425|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
|[[Putatan District]]
|[[Putatan]]
|[[Putatan District Council|Putatan D]]
|{{pop density|68811|40|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
|[[Ranau District]]
|[[Ranau]]
|[[Ranau District Council|Ranau D]]
|{{pop density|85077|3608|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
|[[Tuaran District]]
|[[Tuaran]]
|[[Tuaran District Council|Tuaran D]]
|{{pop density|135665|1166|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|}

== Sarawak ==
{{Sarawak Labelled Map}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Division
!District
!Capital
!Council
!Population (2020{{My10|2020kf}})<!--Include Non-Malaysian-->
!Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
!Density
|-
| rowspan="4" | [[Betong Division|Betong]]
|[[Betong District, Malaysia|Betong District]]
|[[Betong, Sarawak|Betong]]
|[[Betong District Council|Betong D]]
|{{pop density|36303|1547|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
|[[Kabong District]]
|[[Kabong]]
|[[Saratok District Council|Saratok D]]
|{{pop density|18404|799|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
|[[Pusa District]]
|[[Pusa]]
|[[Betong District Council|Betong D]]
|{{pop density|19557|947|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
|[[Saratok District]]
|[[Saratok]]
|[[Saratok District Council|Saratok D]]
|{{pop density|23105|888|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
| rowspan="4" colspan=1| [[Bintulu Division|Bintulu]]
|--style="background:#aaf;"
|[[Bintulu District]]
|[[Bintulu]]
|[[Bintulu Development Authority|Bintulu DA]]
|{{pop density|178646|1991|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-style="background:#aaf;"
|[[Sebauh District]]
|[[Sebauh]]
|[[Bintulu Development Authority|Bintulu DA]]
|{{pop density|29606|5229|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-style="background:#aaf;"
|[[Tatau District]]
|[[Tatau]]
|[[Bintulu Development Authority|Bintulu DA]]
|{{pop density|31920|4946|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
| rowspan="4" | [[Kapit Division|Kapit]]
|[[Belaga District]]
|[[Belaga, Sarawak|Belaga]]
|[[Kapit District Council|Kapit D]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theborneopost.com/2016/01/23/call-for-belaga-to-have-own-district-council/|title=Call for Belaga to have own district council|author1=Lian Cheng|author2=Peter Sibon|publisher=The Borneo Post|date=23 January 2016|access-date=19 June 2018}}</ref>
|{{pop density|22502|19050|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
|[[Kapit District]]
|[[Kapit]]
|[[Kapit District Council|Kapit D]]
|{{pop density|36030|3973|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
|[[Song District, Malaysia|Song District]]
|[[Song]]
|[[Kapit District Council|Kapit D]]
|{{pop density|9961|3935|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
|[[Bukit Mabong District]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.recoda.com.my/news-events/event/launch-of-bukit-mabong-tunoh-kapit-by-the-chief-minister-of-sarawak/|title=Launch of Bukit Mabong, Tunoh, Kapit by the Chief Minister of Sarawak|publisher=Sarawak Regional Corridor Development Authority|date=3 November 2015|access-date=28 December 2016}}</ref>
|[[Bukit Mabong]]
|[[Kapit District Council|Kapit D]]
|{{pop density|10155|11976|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Kuching Division|Kuching]]
|[[Bau District, Sarawak|Bau District]]
|[[Bau, Sarawak|Bau]]
|[[Bau District Council|Bau D]]
|{{pop density|52643|884|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|- style="background:#afa;"
|[[Kuching District]]
|[[Kuching]]
|[[Kuching North City Hall|Kuching North C]]<br />[[Kuching South City Council|Kuching South C]]<hr>[[Padawan Municipal Council|Padawan M]]
|{{pop density|609205|1498|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
|[[Lundu District]]
|[[Lundu, Sarawak|Lundu]]
|[[Lundu District Council|Lundu D]]
|{{pop density|33479|1812|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Limbang Division|Limbang]]
|[[Lawas District]]
|[[Lawas]]
|[[Lawas District Council|Lawas D]]
|{{pop density|36604|3812|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
|[[Limbang District]]
|[[Limbang]]
|[[Limbang District Council|Limbang D]]
|{{pop density|45061|3978|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
| rowspan="5" | [[Miri Division|Miri]]
|[[Beluru District]]
|[[Bakong, Sarawak|Bakong]] 
|[[Marudi District Council|Marudi D]]
|{{pop density|28695|4905|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sarawak.com.my/info/rakansarawak/102001/subdistrict/index.shtml |title=Rakan Sarawak October 2001 |website=www.sarawak.com.my |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090606075912/http://www.sarawak.com.my/info/rakansarawak/102001/subdistrict/index.shtml |archive-date=2009-06-06}}</ref>
|-
|[[Marudi District]]
|[[Marudi]]
|[[Marudi District Council|Marudi D]]
|{{pop density|18838|3079|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|- style="background:#afa;"
|[[Miri District]]
|[[Miri, Malaysia|Miri]]
|[[Subis District Council|Subis D]]<hr>[[Miri City Council|Miri C]]
|{{pop density|248877|5143|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
|[[Subis District]]
|[[Subis]]
|[[Subis District Council|Subis D]]
|{{pop density|57289|3821|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mdsubis.sarawak.gov.my/page-0-68-68-Latar-Belakang-Majlis-Daerah-Subis.html|title = Laman Web Rasmi Majlis Daerah Subis}}</ref>
|-
|[[Telang Usan District]]
|[[Long Lama]]
|[[Marudi District Council|Marudi D]]
|{{pop density|17406|9829|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theborneopost.com/2015/10/07/telang-usan-district-office-a-game-changer/|title='Telang Usan District Office a game changer'|date=7 October 2015 }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="5" | [[Mukah Division|Mukah]]
|[[Dalat District]]
|[[Dalat, Sarawak|Dalat]]
|[[Dalat and Mukah District Council|Dalat and Mukah D]]
|{{pop density|21147|905|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
|[[Daro District]]
|[[Daro]]
|[[Matu and Daro District Council|Matu and Daro D]]
|{{pop density|19477|1226|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
|[[Matu District]]
|[[Matu]]
|[[Matu and Daro District Council|Matu and Daro D]]
|{{pop density|16316|1600|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
|[[Mukah District]]
|[[Mukah]]
|[[Dalat and Mukah District Council|Dalat and Mukah D]]
|{{pop density|42275|2536|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
|[[Tanjung Manis District]]
|[[Belawai]]
|[[Matu and Daro District Council|Matu and Daro D]]
|{{pop density|7946|731|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
| rowspan="5" | [[Samarahan Division|Samarahan]]
|[[Sebuyau District]]{{notetag|new district declared December 2021<ref>{{cite news |title=INFOGRAPHICS: NEW DISTRICTS IN SARAWAK |url=https://bernama.com/es/infographics/index.php?v=8534 |work=BERNAMA |date=13 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref>|name=sar2021}}
|Sebuyau
|[[Simunjan District Council|Simunjan D]]
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|[[Gedong District]]{{notetag|name=sar2021}}
|Gedong
|[[Simunjan District Council|Simunjan D]]
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|--style="background:#aaf;"
|[[Asajaya District]]
|[[Asajaya]]
|[[Kota Samarahan Municipal Council|Kota Samarahan M]]
|{{pop density|33606|303|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-style="background:#aaf;"
|[[Samarahan District]]
|[[Samarahan Division|Samarahan]]
|[[Kota Samarahan Municipal Council|Kota Samarahan M]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2016/11/11/its-kota-samarahan-municipal-council-effective-today/|title=It's Kota Samarahan Municipal Council effective today|author=Lian Cheng|publisher=The Borneo Post|date=11 November 2016|access-date=19 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://mpks.sarawak.gov.my/|title=Laman Web Rasmi Majlis Perbandaran Kota Samarahan|website=mpks.sarawak.gov.my}}</ref>
|{{pop density|128284|407|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
|[[Simunjan District]]
|[[Simunjan District|Simunjan]]
|[[Simunjan District Council|Simunjan D]]
|{{pop density|36211|2218|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
| rowspan="4" | [[Sarikei Division|Sarikei]]
|[[Julau District]]
|[[Julau]]
|[[Meradong and Julau District Council|Meradong and Julau D]]
|{{pop density|15333|1703|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
|[[Meradong District]]
|[[Bintangor, Sarawak|Bintangor]]
|[[Meradong and Julau District Council|Meradong and Julau D]]
|{{pop density|20299|719|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
|[[Pakan District]]
|[[Pakan, Sarawak|Pakan]]
|[[Meradong and Julau District Council|Meradong and Julau D]]
|{{pop density|15462|925|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
|[[Sarikei District]]
|[[Sarikei]]
|[[Sarikei District Council|Sarikei D]]
|{{pop density|44039|985|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Serian Division|Serian]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2015/04/12/serian-now-a-division/|title=Serian now a division|author=Samuel Aubrey|publisher=The Borneo Post|date=12 April 2015|access-date=15 May 2015}}</ref>
|[[Serian District]]
|[[Serian, Sarawak|Serian]]
|[[Serian District Council|Serian D]]
|{{pop density|85345|1749|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
|[[Tebedu District]]
|[[Tebedu]]
|[[Serian District Council|Serian D]]
|{{pop density|25232|656|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
|[[Siburan District]]{{notetag|name=sar2021}}
|[[Siburan]]
|[[Serian District Council|Serian D]]
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| rowspan="3" | [[Sibu Division|Sibu]]
|[[Kanowit District]]
|[[Kanowit]]
|[[Kanowit District Council|Kanowit D]]
|{{pop density|24700|2254|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|- style="background:#aaf;"
|[[Sibu District]]
|[[Sibu]]
|[[Sibu Municipal Council|Sibu D]]<hr>[[Sibu Rural District Council|Sibu Rural D (Sibu Jaya)]]
|{{pop density|248064|2230|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
|[[Selangau District]]
|[[Selangau]]
|[[Sibu Rural District Council|Sibu Rural D]]
|{{pop density|19844|3795|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
| rowspan="4" | [[Sri Aman Division|Sri Aman]]
|[[Lubok Antu District]]
|[[Lubok Antu]]
|[[Lubok Antu District Council|Lubok Antu D]]
|{{pop density|33479|3143|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
|[[Sri Aman District]]
|[[Simanggang]]
|[[Sri Aman District Council|Sri Aman D]]
|{{pop density|61238|2324|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
|[[Pantu District]]{{notetag|name=sar2021}}
|[[Pantu]]
|[[Sri Aman District Council|Sri Aman D]]
|{{pop density|11150|833|km2|disp=table|prec=1}}
|-
|[[Lingga District]] {{notetag|name=sar2021}}
|[[Lingga, Malaysia|Lingga]]
|[[Sri Aman District Council|Sri Aman D]]
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== See also ==
* [[Geography of Malaysia]]

== Notes ==
{{reflist|group=note}}

== References ==
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{{Sabah}}
{{Sarawak}}
{{Malaysia topics}}

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[[Category:Subdivisions of Malaysia]]
[[Category:Lists of subdivisions of Malaysia|Divisions]]
[[Category:Administrative divisions in Asia|Malaysia 2, Divisions]]