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, Putatan, Ranau and Tuaran. The capital of the district is in Kota Kinabalu City.

Kota Kinabalu District

Daerah Kota Kinabalu
District
Kota Kinabalu City Hall.
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Coordinates: 5°58′13″N 116°04′14″E
Country Malaysia
State Sabah
DivisionWest Coast
CapitalKota Kinabalu
Government
 • Mayor of City CouncilDatuk Haji Nordin Siman
 • MP
 • MLA
Area
 • Total350 km2 (140 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total462,963
Websitedbkk.sabah.gov.my
Map of Kota Kinabalu District

Demographics
See also: Demographics of Sabah

According to the 2010 census, the population of the district was 462,963. The main ethnic groups were the Chinese (20%), Kadazan-Dusun (15%), Bajaus (16%), Malays (8%) and Muruts (6%).[1] 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.

See also

References
  1. "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

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