Kota Kinabalu District

The Kota Kinabalu District (Malay: Daerah Kota Kinabalu) 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 Kota Kinabalu City.

Kota Kinabalu District Daerah Kota Kinabalu
District
Kota Kinabalu City Hall.
Flag Seal
Coordinates: 5°58′13″N 116°04′14″E
Country	Malaysia
State	Sabah
Division	West Coast
Capital	Kota Kinabalu
Government
• Mayor of City Council	Datuk Dr. Sabin Samitah
• MP	Wilfred Madius Tangau (UPKO) (Tuaran) Mustapha Sakmud (PKR) (Sepanggar) Chan Foong Hin (DAP) (Kota Kinabalu) Shahelmey Yahya (UMNO) (Putatan) Ewon Benedick (UPKO) (Penampang)
• MLA	Yakub Khan (UMNO-BN) (Karambunai) Peto Galim (PH-PKR) (Inanam) Tan Lee Fatt (PH-DAP) (Likas) Christina Liew (PH-PKR) (Api-Api) Azhar Matussin (WARISAN) (Darau) Phoong Jin Zhe (PH-DAP) (Luyang) Jasnih Daya (GRS) (Pantai Dalit) Junz Wong Hong Jun (WARISAN) (Tanjung Aru) Jannie Lasimbang (PH-DAP) (Kapayan)
Area
• Total	352 km2 (136 sq mi)
Population  (2020[1])
• Total	500,425
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Website	dbkk.sabah.gov.my

Map of Kota Kinabalu District

Demographics

See also: Demographics of Sabah

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	209,175	—
2000	355,435	+69.9%
2010	452,058	+27.2%
2020	500,421	+10.7%
Source: [2]

According to the 2020 census, the population of the district was 500,421. The main ethnic groups were the Chinese (20%), Kadazan-Dusun (15%), Bajaus (16%), Malays (8%) and Muruts (6%).^[2] As in most other parts of Sabah, there was also a significant number of illegal immigrants from the southern Philippines - mainly from the Sulu Archipelago and Mindanao - many of whom are not included in the population statistics.

Gallery

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  Kota Kinabalu City Mosque.
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  Kota Kinabalu Basel Church.
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  Mary Immaculate Catholic Church.
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  Kota Kinabalu Latter Day Saint Church.
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  Kota Kinabalu Seventh Day Adventist Church.
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  Che Sui Khor Moral Uplifting Society.
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  Pu Tuo Si Temple.
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  Gurdwara Sahib Kota Kinabalu.
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  Kota Kinabalu city centre.

See also

• Districts of Malaysia

References

1. "Key Findings of Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020 Local Authority Area" (pdf) (in Malay and English). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. ISBN 978-967-253-697-0. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
2. "Key Findings of Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020" (pdf) (in Malay and English). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. ISBN 978-967-2000-85-3.

Further reading

• Treacher, W. H (1891). "British Borneo: sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo". University of California Libraries. Singapore, Govt. print. dept. p. 190.
• Rutter, Owen (1922). "British North Borneo - An Account of its History, Resources and Native Tribes". Cornell University Libraries. Constable & Company Ltd, London. p. 157.
• Tregonning, K. G. (1965). A History Of Modern Sabah (North Borneo 1881–1963). University of Malaya Press.

External links

Media related to Kota Kinabalu District at Wikimedia Commons

• (in Malay) Kota Kinabalu City Hall