Balambangan Island
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Balambangan Island is located off the northern tip of Borneo in the Malaysian state of Sabah. It is part of the Kudat Division and is situated just about 3 kilometres west of Banggi Island. This island was one of the first places in Sabah which British traders had set up a trading post. In 1761, British East India Company officer Alexander Dalrymple concluded an agreement with the Sultan of Sulu to allow him occupation of the island. A free port was then established here which was of importance for the interest of Britain in the east Asia region, namely, trade with China.[1] The port however did not prove to be a long term success due constant pirate attacks as well as for other reasons.
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| Divisions | Interior Division • Kudat Division • Sandakan Division • Tawau Division • West Coast Division |
| Cities | Kota Kinabalu (capital) |
| Towns | Beaufort • Beluran • Bingkor • Bongawan • Inanam • Kalabakan • Keningau • Kimanis • Kinabatangan • Kinarut • Kuala Penyu • Kota Belud • Kota Marudu • Kudat • Kunak • Kundasang • Lahad Datu • Membakut • Menggatal • Nabawan • Papar • Donggongon • Pensiangan • Pitas • Putatan • Ranau • Sandakan • Sapulut • Semporna • Sepanggar • Sindumin • Sipitang • Tambunan • Tamparuli • Tawau • Telipok • Telupid • Tenom • Tuaran • Weston |
| Islands | Balambangan Island • Banggi Island • Gaya Island • Jambongan Island • Kapalai Island • Lankayan Island • Layang Layang Island • Libaran Island • Ligitan Island • Mabul Island • Malawali Island • Sebatik Island • Selingan Island • Sipadan Island • Tabawan Island • Tiga Island• Timbun Mata Island |
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