Putatan District

Etymology: putat, the local name of a flowering mangrove tree5°55′00″N 116°07′00″E / 5.91667°N 116.11667°E / 5.91667; 116.11667Country MalaysiaState SabahDivisionWest CoastSeatPutatanLocal area government(s)Putatan District CouncilGovernment • District officerMokhtar Hussin • District council executive officerAhmad Helmy Bin Mohd TaibArea • Total29.7 km² (11.5 sq mi)Population • Total71,500 • Density2,400/km² (6,200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+8 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC+8 (Not observed)PostcodeCalling code+60-88Vehicle registration platesSAWebsitemdputatan.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.

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.

Gallery

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  Lok Kawi-Pengalat Road.
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  Lok Kawi Wildlife Park.
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  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

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