Kota Kinabalu (Umwhile, Jesselton) 亚庇 | |
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Frae top richt clockwise: Tun Mustapha Touer, Wisma Tun Fuad Stephens, Wawasan Intersection, ceety centre an 1Borneo. | |
Eik-name(s): "Natur Resort Ceety", KK, "A-bi", "Ceety belaw the Wind" | |
Location o Kota Kinabalu in Sabah | |
Kota Kinabalu is locatit in Malaysie | |
Coordinates: 5°58′17″N 116°05′43″E / 5.97139°N 116.09528°E | |
Kintra | Malaysie |
State | Sabah |
Diveesion | West Coast |
Settled bi BNBC | 1882 |
Declared caipital o North Borneo | 1946 |
Grantit ceety status | 2 Februar 2000 |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Abidin Madingkir |
• Director-General | Datuk Yeo Boon Hai |
Area | |
• City | 351 km2 (136 sq mi) |
Population (2012) | |
• City | 452,058 |
• Density | 1463/km2 (3,790/sq mi) |
• Metro | 628,725 |
Sourced from the Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2010. Kota Kinabalu metropolitan area including Penampang population of 176,667. | |
Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
Postcode | 88xxx; 89xxx |
Area code(s) | 0882 |
Website | www.dbkk.sabah.gov.my |
Kota Kinabalu (pronooncit [ˈkota kinaˈbalu]), 亚庇 (Cheenese, Mandarin pronoonced Yà bì) umwhile kent as Jesselton,[1][2] is the caipital o the state o Sabah, locatit in East Malaysie. It is the caipital o the West Coast Diveesion o Sabah an aw. The ceety is locatit alang the northwast coast o Borneo facin the Sooth Cheenae Sea. The Tunku Abdul Rahman Naitional Pairk[3] lees on its wast an Munt Kinabalu, which gae the ceety its name, is locatit towards the east. Kota Kinabalu haes a population o 452,058,[4] housomeivver, aften mistaken, even bi maist locals, as a pairt o Kota Kinabalu, locatit side bi side, is the Penampang destrict, it haes a estimatit population o 628,725.[4]
Kota Kinabalu is aften kent as KK athin Malaysie an internaitionally. For the locals it is kent as A-bi (Hakka for Jesselton).[5] It is a major fishin destination an a popular gatewey for travellers visitin Sabah an Borneo.[2][6] Kinabalu Naitional Pairk is locatit aboot 90 kilometres frae the ceety an thare are mony tourist attractions in an aroond the ceety. Kota Kinabalu is ane o the major industrial an commercial centres o East Malaysie an aw. Thir twa factors combine tae mak Kota Kinabalu ane o the fastest growin ceeties in Malaysie.[7]
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