Tawau Division is one of the five administrative sub-divisions of Sabah, east Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. It occupies a total of 14,905 square kilometers or 20% of Sabah's territory. The main towns include the capital of Tawau, Lahad Datu, Kunak and Semporna. State motto: Sabah Maju Jaya Capital Kota Kinabalu Governor Ahmadshah Abdullah Chief Minister Hj. ... Borneo (including the Kalimantan provinces of Indonesia, Sabah and Sarawak of Malaysia, and Brunei) is the third largest island in the world. ... Tawau is a town in Sabah, east Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. ... Lahad Datu is located to the East of Sabah. ...

Tawau division has 26% of Sabah's total population, with the main ethnic groups consisting of Bajau, Suluk, Ida'an and Tidong indigenous ethnic groups, Buginese from Sulawesi, and large numbers of illegal immigrants from the Philippines. As with the rest of Sabah, the cities have a large minority of ethnic Chinese. Buginese (locally Basa Ugi, elsewhere also Bahasa Bugis, Bugis, Bugi, De) is the language spoken by about four million people, mainly in the southern part of Celebes (Sulawesi), in Indonesia. ... Flag of same Map of Sulawesi pictures by Julianto Halim Sulawesi (or Celebes) is a large Indonesian island. ... Illegal immigration is the act of moving to or settling in another country or region, temporarily or permanently, in violation of the law or without documents permitting an immigrant to settle in that country. ...

Tawau port is the third largest port after Kota Kinabalu and Sandakan. The port serves as a major timber and agricultural products export center. There are two domestic airports serving the Tawau division: one in Tawau and one in Lahad Datu. Kota Kinabalu (354,153 estimated population 2000, 900,000 including suburban areas), formerly Jesselton, is the capital of the Malaysian state of Sabah, on the island of Borneo. ... Sandakan (347,334 year 2000 census) is a town in Sabah, eastern Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. ... Timber Timber is a term used to describe wood throughout its processing from the time it is planned for use in industrial products to the time it is used as a structural material or in other industrial product, such as wood pulp for paper production. ...

The division includes the island of Pulau Sipadan and Tawau Hills Park. Sipadan is a small island off Borneo in the east. ...