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Kuala Penyu
is a town located in Interior Division of Sabah,
east Malaysia on the Borneo. Ethnic Dusun Tatana forming the largest
single ethnic group here.
Kuala Penyu
was declared as full district in the year 1975 and established as focal
point for administrative and business centre. This district call as Kuala
Penyu - derived from a group stones forming types of "Turtle" or call
penyu situated at river bank or Kuala (in Malay).
It is one
of the gateways to Pulau Tiga National Park, where Survivor: Borneo was
set. Kuala Penyu is also famous for its beaches, especially Tempurung
beach, Sawangan beach and Sungai Labuan Waterfront. Sungai Labuan, as the
name implies was taken from the name of a river flowing in the heart of
Kuala Penyu.
Sources:
Wikipedia
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