Beaufort

Beaufort is the capital of the Beaufort District within the Interior Division of Sabah, Malaysia. It became named after former British Governor Leicester Paul Beaufort. Its populace became predicted to be spherical 12,742 in 2010. It is located approximately ninety kilometres south of Kota Kinabalu and it's miles positioned about 167 kilometres north of Long Pasia, consequently, with shophouses constructed excessive above the roads to avoid the periodic floods of the Padas River.

The population of Beaufort consists particularly of Bisaya, Brunei Malays, Kadazan-Dusuns, Lun Bawang Lun Dayeh, Muruts and Chinese. Bisaya are the general public ethnic, and the population which scattered around the town. Like unique towns in Sabah collectively with Kota Kinabalu city, Tawau, Papar, Kudat and Tenom, Beaufort was one of the essential initial Hakka populace centres in Sabah and boasts a big Hakka minority to in the mean time.

Originally set up to assist monetary development of the indoors of Sabah, Beaufort's early prosperity have become closely related to rubber cultivation. During World War II, it turned into the net website of a battle amongst Japanese and Australian forces in late June 1945. Beaufort is also acknowledged in Sabah for its nearby delicacies known as ambuyat. It is also well-known for its Beaufort oranges, which can be featured as three massive sculptures in the centre of the city.