Telipok

Telipok is a town located approximately 15 kilometres north of Kota Kinabalu, the state capital of Sabah, Malaysia. The town is within the administration of Kota Kinabalu City Hall and is a sub-district of the city. It is also part of the urban expanse of Kota Kinabalu, and of its metropolitan area. It is situated near Kota Kinabalu Industrial Park, and is within 5 kilometres of the towns of Manggatal, Sepanggar, and Tuaran.

Telipok
Other transcription(s)
• Simplified Chinese	打里卜
• Traditional Chinese	打裡卜
Shoplots in Telipok town
Telipok
Coordinates: 6°05′0″N 116°12′0″E
Country	Malaysia
State	Sabah
Division	West Coast
District	Kota Kinabalu
Administration	Kota Kinabalu City Hall
Government
• Body	Kota Kinabalu City Hall
Elevation	168 m (551 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	432
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
Area code	088

History

During World War II, Telipok served as a military base where the Kinabalu Guerillas led by Albert Kwok actively operating to fight the Japanese.^[1]

Refugees slum

Main article: Refugees of the Philippines

Telipok is notoriously known as one of the spots of Filipino refugees slum,^[2][3][4] where frequent crimes such as robbery and cable theft happen.^[5][6][7] Due to the rampant crimes, there has been many proposals to repatriated all the refugees to their country or move to a border island.^[8]