Putatan District
District of Malaysia in Sabah / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Putatan district (Malay: Daerah Putatan) is an administrative district in the Malaysian state of Sabah, part of the West Coast Division which includes the districts of Kota Belud, Kota Kinabalu, Papar, Penampang, Ranau and Tuaran. The capital of the district is in Putatan Town.
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Putatan District | |
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Daerah Putatan | |
Other transcription(s) | |
• Jawi | داءيره ڤوتاتن |
• Chinese | 必打丹县 (Simplified) 必打丹縣 (Traditional) Bìdǎdān xiàn (Hanyu Pinyin) |
• Tamil | புத்தாத்தான் மாவட்டம் Puttāttāṉ māvaṭṭam (Transliteration) |
• Kadazandusun | Uvang Putatan |
Etymology: putat, the local name of a flowering mangrove tree | |
Location of Putatan District in Malaysia | |
Coordinates: 5°55′00″N 116°07′00″E | |
Country | Malaysia |
State | Sabah |
Division | West Coast |
Seat | Putatan |
Local area government(s) | Putatan District Council |
Government | |
• District officer | Mokhtar Hussin |
• District council executive officer | Ahmad Helmy Bin Mohd Taib |
Area | |
• Total | 29.7 km2 (11.5 sq mi) |
Population (2019[1]) | |
• Total | 71,500 |
• Density | 2,400/km2 (6,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+8 (Not observed) |
Postcode | 88XXX |
Calling code | +60-88 |
Vehicle registration plates | SA |
Website | mdputatan |
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All matters in this town are under the district jurisdiction except for matters such as education and security are still under the supervision of the Penampang District.