'Tong Talun' is the original name for the district of Semporna, which means "end of the Forest" in the term Bajau tribe. The person responsible for nominating the Chief Uddang Talun Tong, Commander and Chief of Sallehangni Way of the Bajau Kubang descent. This is because in the Semporna district was covered / surrounded by a forest wilderness in the early discovery. Then, Tong Talun Semporna has changed the name meaning "Place of Peace or Peace" until now.
