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Business Distribution by Industry in Sipitang

Sipitang Facts

Area80.9 km²
Population27,587
Male Population13,930 (50.5%)
Female Population13,657 (49.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+214.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+23.7%
Median Age24.3 years (Male: 24.6, Female: 24)
GDP per capita (PPP)$8,255 (2022)
Area Codes87
NeighborhoodsMasapol, Kampung Malintatan, Sindumin, Pekan Sipitang
Local Time
TimezoneMalaysia Time
Lat & Lng5.08333, 115.55000
Postal Codes89850898578985889859

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Sipitang Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population8,76915,15622,29333,15627,58729,43631,056
Population Density108.3 / km²187.3 / km²275.4 / km²409.6 / km²340.8 / km²363.7 / km²383.7 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sipitang Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 23.7% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Sipitang+214.6%+82%+23.7%
Sabah
Malaysia
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sipitang Median Age

Median Age: 24.3 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Sipitang24.3 yrs24 yrs24.6 yrs
Sabah22.6 yrs22.4 yrs22.7 yrs
Malaysia25.7 yrs25.7 yrs25.8 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Sipitang Population Density

Population Density: 341 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Sipitang27,58780.9 km²341 / km²
Sabah3.4 million74,248.4 km²45.4 / km²
Malaysia29.6 million329,840.2 km²89.7 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sipitang Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1840 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Neighborhoods in Sipitang

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Sipitang

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Sipitang

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Sipitang

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Sipitang

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Sipitang Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$4,922$5,357$4,351$4,363$7,778$8,289$7,974$8,255
Total GDP$57.3M$72.3M$65.2M$74.9M$146.9M$163.2M$149.3M$157.7M
Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Sipitang CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Sipitang143,958 tn5.22 tn1,778.6 tons/km²
Sabah21,232,731 tn6.3 tn286 tons/km²
Malaysia198,593,412 tn6.71 tn602.1 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Sipitang CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)143,958 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita5.22 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)1,778.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
LandslideMedium (6)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
6/30/056:09 PM4.583.8 km24,700 mSarawak-Sabah border region, Malaysiausgs.gov

Sipitang

Sipitang is a town, district and also a parliamentary constituency located in the Interior Division of Sabah, east Malaysia on the island of Borneo. The population of the district was 12,076 in 1980 and 24,349 in 1991. In 2000, the population grew to..

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