Putatan District

Putatan District
District of Malaysia
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
Putatan aerial view.
Seal
Etymology: putat, the local name of a flowering mangrove tree
Location of Putatan District in Sabah
Putatan District Location of Putatan District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 5°55′00″N 116°07′00″E / 5.91667°N 116.11667°E / 5.91667; 116.11667
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.sabah.gov.my

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.

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.