Sandakan

Sandakan earlier referred to at different circumstances as Elopura, is the capital of the Sandakan District in Sabah, Malaysia. It is the second biggest town in Sabah after Kota Kinabalu. It is situated on the east shore of the state in the authoritative focal point of Sandakan Division and was the previous capital of British North Borneo.

Sandakan started to flourish when the British North Borneo Company BNBC began to manufacture another settlement in 1879, forming it into a functioning business and exchanging focus and also making it the primary regulatory community for North Borneo. The British likewise supported the movement of the Chinese from British Hong Kong to build up the economy of Sandakan. Be that as it may, the flourishing ended when the Japanese involved the zone. As the war proceeded and Allied besieging began in 1944, the town was completely annihilated.

Unfit to subsidize the expenses of the recreation, the authoritative forces of North Borneo were given over to the Crown Colony government. Therefore, the regulatory capital of North Borneo was moved to Jesselton. Sandakan is one of the fundamental ports for oil, tobacco, espresso, sago, and timber sends out. Other financial exercises incorporate angling, dispatch building, eco-tourism, and assembling.