Pitas, Malaysia

Pitas Town
Pitas Town; Pekan Pitas
	District Capital
	Shoplots in Pitas.
	Coordinates: 6°43′00″N 117°04′00″E
Country	Malaysia
State	Sabah
Division	Kudat
District	Pitas
Area
• Total	1,419.35 km2 (548.01 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	895

Pitas (Malay: Pekan Pitas) is the capital of the Pitas District in the Kudat Division of Sabah, Malaysia. Its population was estimated to be around 895 in 2010.[1] The local populace is made up predominantly of ethnic Kadazan-Dusun of Rungus and Orang Sungai (including Tambanuo) descent, with a small number of Malaysian Chinese and other ethnic minorities. Due to its geographical isolation and the general unsuitability of the land for agriculture, Pitas has one of the highest rates of poverty in Sabah.

References

"Population by ethnic group, Local Authority area and state, Malaysia" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2017.

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[1] "Population by ethnic group, Local Authority area and state, Malaysia" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2017.