Kadazandusun Cultural Association Sabah

Kadazandusun Cultural Association Sabah

Infobox Organization
name = Kadazandusun Cultural Association Sabah


abbreviation = KDCA Sabah
formation = 1953
headquarters = Hongkod Koisaan, Penampang, Sabah
membership =
leader_title = Huguan Siou "(Paramount Leader)"
leader_name = Pairin Kitingan
language = Kadazandusun (Bunduliwan dialect)
affiliations =
num_staff =
website = [http://www.kdca.org.my kdca.org.my] ]

The Kadazandusun Cultural Association (KDCA) is a nonpolitical association of 40 indigenous ethnic subgroups of Sabah, Malaysia, that fall under the ethnic groups of Dusun and Kadazan, collectively known as Kadazandusun.

KDCA’s began as the Society of Kadazan Penampang in 1953, followed by Kadazan Cultural Association Sabah (KCA) in 1963. The group has retained its current KDCA name since September 25, 1991.

The association's headquarters is the Hongkod Koisaan center in Donggonggon, Penampang.

Links

* [http://www.kdca.org.my Kadazandusun Cultural Association]


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