Kalabakan is a small township in Sabah, Malaysia. It is located in the Tawau Division, and is about 55 kilometres from Tawau town. State motto: Sabah Maju Jaya State anthem: Sabah Tanah Airku Capital Kota Kinabalu Ruling party Barisan Nasional - Yang di-Pertua Negeri Ahmadshah Abdullah - Ketua Menteri Musa Aman History - Brunei Sultanate 19th century - British North Borneo 1882 - Japanese occupation 1941-1945 - British control 1946 - Accession into Malaysia 1963 Area - Total 76... Tawau Division is one of the five administrative sub-divisions of Sabah, east Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. ... Tawau Location Map 300px Town Tawau Coordinates 4. ...