Putatan District

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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 AerialView KapungLokKawi.jpg
Putatan aerial view.
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Seal
Etymology: putat, the local name of a flowering mangrove tree
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Location of Putatan District in Sabah
Putatan District
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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 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
State Flag of Sabah.svg  Sabah
Division West Coast
Seat Putatan
Local area government(s)Putatan District Council
Government
 • District officerMokhtar Hussin
 • District council executive officerAhmad Helmy Bin Mohd Taib
Area
 • Total29.7 km2 (11.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2019 [1] )
 • Total71,500
 • Density2,400/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
Map of Putatan District Map of Putatan District, Sabah.svg
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.

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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.

Etymology

The district name originated from "putat", a flowering mangrove tree that was once abundant in the area. [2]

History

On 2 August 2010, the Putatan District Council began to be established as a separate district from Penampang. [3] 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. [4]

Demographics

According to the last census in 2010, the population of the district is estimated to be around 54,733, [5] mainly Bruneian Malay and Bajau people as well with a significant number of Kadazan-Dusun and Chinese.

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References

  1. ↑ Information from the Department of Statistics Malaysia
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Pengenalan Pejabat" (in Malay). Putatan District Council. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "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.

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