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″N116°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.sbh.gov.my pdputatan.sbh.gov.my

Map of Putatan District

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. Putatan is a district in Sabah, situated close to Kota Kinabalu, and forms an integral part of the Greater Kota Kinabalu region. As one of the districts near the capital, it plays a vital role in the development and expansion of the metropolitan area. ^[2]

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.

Etymology

The district name originated from "putat", a flowering mangrove tree that was once abundant in the area. ^[3]

History

On 2 August 2010, the Putatan District Council began to be established as a separate district from Penampang. ^[4] From 2011, the council was fully granted independent status in all official matters related to the area under its jurisdiction except for security and education matters which are still under the Penampang District jurisdiction. ^[5]

Demographics

See also: Demographics of Sabah

According to the last census in 2010, the population of the district is estimated to be around 54,733, ^[6] mainly Bruneian Malay and Bajau people as well with a significant number of Kadazan-Dusun and Chinese.

Gallery

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  Lok Kawi-Pengalat Road.
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  Lok Kawi Wildlife Park.
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  Putatan Mall (formerly One Place Mall).
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  Petagas War Memorial.
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  Sabah State Al-Biruni Observatory, an observatory to observe the Moon and to determine the exact date and time for the beginning of the fasting month of Ramadan.

See also

• Districts of Malaysia

References

1. Information from the Department of Statistics Malaysia
2. David, Thien (8 September 2023). "Greater Kota Kinabalu leads industrial property mart". www.dailyexpress.com.my. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
3. Ruben Sario (9 October 2017). "Putatan: Bustling coastal town south of Kota Kinabalu". The Star. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
4. "Pengenalan Pejabat" [Office Introduction] (in Malay). Putatan District Council. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
5. Jenne Lajiun (18 November 2011). "Putatan District Council granted 'independence'". The Borneo Post. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
6. "Population by ethnic group, Local Authority area and state, Malaysia" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2017.

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 Putatan District at Wikimedia Commons

• (in Malay) Putatan District Council
• (in Malay) Putatan District Office