Labuan
Labuan | |
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Federal territory | |
| Federal Territory of Labuan Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan | |
From top, left to right: Labuan Financial Park complex, Labuan War Cemetery, Labuan Airport, and Labuan Ferry Terminal, Labuan state mosque | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Nickname(s): Pulau Mutiara Borneo ("The Pearl of Borneo") | |
| Coordinates: 05°18′00″N 115°13′12″E / 5.30000°N 115.22000°E | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Capital | Victoria[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Direct federal administration |
| • Administered by | Labuan Corporation |
| • Chairman | Anifah Aman |
| • CEO of Labuan Corporation | Mohd Sukuran Bin Taib |
| Area | |
• Total | 92 km2 (36 sq mi) |
| Population (Q1 2024)[4] | |
• Total | 102,300 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| Human Development Index | |
| • HDI (2023) | 0.843 (high) (3rd) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+8 (Not observed) |
| Area code | 087 |
| Vehicle registration | L SL (before becoming FT) |
| Website | pl |
Labuan (/ləˈbuːən/), officially the Federal Territory of Labuan (Malay: Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan), is an island federal territory of Malaysia. It includes Labuan Island and six smaller islands off the coast of the state of Sabah in East Malaysia. Labuan's capital is Victoria, which is best known as an offshore financial centre offering international financial and business services via Labuan IBFC since 1990, as well as being an offshore support hub for deepwater oil and gas activities in the region. It is also a tourist destination for people travelling through Sabah, nearby Bruneians, and scuba divers. The name Labuan derives from the Malay word labuhan, which means "harbour".[5]
- ^ Geographical Dictionary of the World. Concept Publishing Company. pp. 1926–. ISBN 978-81-7268-012-1.
- ^ "Preliminary Count Report 2010". Department of Statistics, Malaysia. p. 27. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ^ "Department of Statistics Malaysia Official Portal". Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Demographic Statistics, First Quarter 2024". Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ Bradbury & Evans (1856). "Crawfurd, John, A descriptive dictionary of the Indian islands & adjacent countries". London: Columbia University Libraries. p. 203. Retrieved 29 April 2014.