Kota Belud

Kota Belud is a town located in West Coast Division, in the center of Sabah, east Malaysia on the island of Borneo. Its population was estimated to be around 72,337 in 2000, almost evenly divided between ethnic Dusun and Bajau with a sizeable proportion of Chinese ethnicity. It is along the main road connecting Kota Kinabalu and Kudat.

Kota Belud is noted for its huge tamu, or open air market, which is held every Sunday. The Harvest Festival known as Pesta Kaamatan, and "Tamu Besar" is an annual event in Kota Belud.

Sabah

Divisions	Interior Division Kudat Division Sandakan Division Tawau Division West Coast Division

Cities	Kota Kinabalu (capital) Sandakan Tawau

Main towns	Beaufort Beluran Keningau Kinabatangan Kota Belud Kota Marudu Kuala Penyu Kudat Kunak Lahad Datu Nabawan Papar Pitas Penampang Ranau Semporna Sipitang Tambunan Tenom Tongod Tuaran

Other towns	Bingkor Bongawan Donggongon Inanam Kalabakan Kimanis Kinarut Kundasang Membakut Menggatal Pensiangan Putatan Sapulut Sepanggar Sindumin Sook Tamparuli Telipok Telupid Weston

Islands	Bai Bait Bakungan Balambangan Bancawan Banggi Batik Kulambu Berhala Big Maliangin Bilang Bilangan Bodgaya Bohayan Boheydulang Bum Bum Creagh Dinawan Gaya Jambongan Kahamkamman Kalapuan Kaniogan Kapalai Lankayan Larapan Libaran Ligitan Mabul Maganting Maiga Majinkil Malawali Malundangan Mamutik Mantanani Manukan Mataking Mata Pahi Menampilek Mengalum Montokud Musa Nunuyan Land Nunuyan Sea Omadal Pagassan Palak Pandanan Pasalat Pom Pom Puno Puno Puru Puru Roach Sabangkat Saddle Sakar Salakan Sand Sapi Sebatik Selangan Selingan Sepanggar Sikarindingan Silawa Small Mataking Sipadan Si Amil Silumpat Small Maliangin Soil Sulug Tabawan Tambisan Tetabuan Tiga Tigabu Timba Timba Timbang Timbun Mata

Spratly Islands dispute	Ardasier Reef Dallas Reef Erica Reef Investigator Shoal Layang Layang Island Louisa Reef Mariveles Reef