๐ฒ๐พ Victoria, sometimes known as Bandar Labuan, is the capital of the Federal Territory of Labuan in Malaysia, an island group off the north coast of Borneo. It is in the south-east corner of Labuan and its Malay name, Bandar Victoria, is commonly used in honour the reign of Queen Victoria. The town is an urban district within the wider city limits of Victoria which includes Labuan Port, a sheltered deep-water harbour which is an important trans-shipment point for Brunei Darussalam, northern Sarawak and western Sabah.
Economy The major products produced on Labuan and exported through Labuan Port include copra, rubber and sago. The port is on a natural deep-water bay where large vessels can anchor as it is sheltered from typhoons. Vessels received include containers, bulk, and general cargoes. The main jetty is 244 metres long with an alongside depth of 8.5ย metres and it can accommodate vessels to 16,000ย DWT. The wharf has four berths. There are about 15,600ย mยฒ available in open storage, two warehouses and a container yard. A 10,000ย mยฒ yard and warehouses are available outside the port. Its capacity is 100,000 TEUs of containerised cargo per annum. Five private jetties are installed: the Shell Jetty that specialises in petroleum; the Iron Ore Jetty; the Methanol Jetty; and two offshore wheat and maize jetties called the Asian Supply Base Jetty and the Sabah Flour Mill Jetty.
Victoria's Financial Park along Jalan Merdeka houses offshore teams of international banks, insurance and trust companies. Victoria is an offshore support hub for deepwater oil and gas activities in the region. In 2012, Victoria had a population of over 85,000 with nearly half of those coming from elsewhere in Malaysia and from Brunei Darussalam. It has a 1,500-seat convention hall adjoining a large shopping mall; these form a modern complex which enhances Victoria's status among International Offshore Financial Centres.
Victoria has a population of over 99,500 people. Victoria also forms the centre of the wider Labuan Federal Territory which has a population of over 99,500 people.
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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Victoria has links with:
๐จ๐ณ Xianning, China๐ฒ๐พ Bayan Lepas 5.283
๐จ๐ฎ Treichville 5.309
๐ฒ๐พ Kampung Sungai Ara 5.317
๐ฒ๐พ Kuala Terengganu 5.331
๐จ๐ฎ Port-Bouet 5.267
๐จ๐ฒ Bangangtรฉ 5.25
๐ฎ๐ฉ Lhokseumawe 5.183
๐ฌ๐ญ Cape Coast 5.105
๐ฎ๐ฉ Tegallalang 115.276
๐ฎ๐ฉ Semarapura 115.4
Locations Near: Victoria 115.25,5.28302
๐ง๐ณ Bandar Seri Begawan 114.928,4.868 d: 58.3
๐ฒ๐พ Kota Kinabalu 116.067,5.967 d: 118.1
๐ฒ๐พ Tuaran 116.233,6.183 d: 147.8
๐ฒ๐พ Miri 113.983,4.383 d: 172.4
๐ฒ๐พ Tawau 117.883,4.25 d: 313.6
๐ฒ๐พ Sandakan 118.113,5.843 d: 322.9
๐ฒ๐พ Bintulu 113.033,3.167 d: 340.3
๐ฎ๐ฉ Tarakan 117.633,3.3 d: 344.1
๐ฒ๐พ Sibu 111.817,2.283 d: 506.3
๐ต๐ญ Puerto Princesa 118.736,9.742 d: 627.3
Antipodal to: Victoria -64.75,-5.283
๐ง๐ท Humaitรก -63.017,-7.5 d: 19702.9
๐ง๐ท Manicorรฉ -61.28,-5.816 d: 19626.5
๐ง๐ท Porto Velho -63.86,-8.766 d: 19615.5
๐ง๐ท Ariquemes -63.033,-9.908 d: 19467.2
๐ง๐ท Manaus -60.051,-3.11 d: 19440.7
๐ง๐ท Tabatinga -69.929,-4.23 d: 19429.4
๐ง๐ท Eirunepรฉ -69.869,-6.664 d: 19428.6
๐ง๐ท Rio Branco -67.8,-9.967 d: 19395.3
๐ง๐ท Ji-Paranรก -61.941,-10.881 d: 19320
๐ง๐ท Itacoatiara -58.444,-3.143 d: 19276.4