Bajau is a second largest indigenous people in sabah. Bajau have been a nomadic and we can found in Sabah (both eastern and westren). the located is a form Kuala Penyu to Tawau on the east and near Sulamu in west. In Semporna, some of people are boat nomadic and known as "Bajau Laut". If you want to go to Semporna, you can accessible from Tawau Airport by taking Malaysian Airlines or Air Asia from Kota Kinabalu or Kuala Lumpur and from Tawau Airport to Semporna town is about 100 kilometres. 
DEMOGRAPHY
They dwelling on the boat. there are 150,000 to 200,000 Bajau who are boat nomadic in Sabah. However, them are some Bajau people who build house and form village on the water then if not far away from land.
RELIGION
Almost bajau poeple are Sunni Muslim. They believe in Islam and Prophet Muhammad but they still practies animies by communiting spirit in certain ritual celebration such pray to the God Of The Sea, as known "Omboh Laut"
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