Which airport serves Kota Kinabalu?

Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI).

Does Kota Kinabalu have a university?

Yes. Kota Kinabalu Polytechnic.

KOTA KINABALU

Sabah · MALAYSIA (MY) · 5.97°N / 116.07°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,733,432

Kota Kinabalu is a city in Malaysia with a population of 500,421. It sits at 5.97/116.07, runs on Asia/Kuching, is 5 km from Putatan.

Population 500,421

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Kuching

All facts

fields

Country: Malaysia
Subdivision: Sabah
Coords: 5.97°N / 116.07°E
UTC offset: +8
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 8 · within 50 km

S Putatan Sabah 78,340 5.6 km

E Inanam Sabah 3,604 6.9 km

S Petagas Sabah 35,844 7.4 km

SE Donggongon Sabah 78,086 8.2 km

S Kg Ramayah Sabah 600 10.3 km

S Kinarut Sabah 15,716 17.0 km

SW Papar Sabah 19,278 30.8 km

SE Tambunan Sabah 29,294 46.2 km

Air access

nearby

BKI

Kota Kinabalu International Airport

Large airport

0.0 km

Universities

linked

Kota Kinabalu Polytechnic

pkksabah.edu.my

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Kota Kinabalu?: 500,421 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Kota Kinabalu in?: Asia/Kuching.
Which country is Kota Kinabalu in?: Malaysia (MY).
Which airport serves Kota Kinabalu?: Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI).
How far is Kota Kinabalu from Kuala Lumpur?: About 1,625 km.
Does Kota Kinabalu have a university?: Yes. Kota Kinabalu Polytechnic.
What languages are spoken in Malaysia?: English.
What currency is used in Malaysia?: Malaysian Ringgit.
How many cities are in Malaysia?: 739 on record.
Which admin region is Kota Kinabalu in?: Sabah.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1733432

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1733432,
    "name": "Kota Kinabalu",
    "ascii_name": "Kota Kinabalu",
    "country_code": "MY",
    "population": 500421,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Kuching",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 5.9749,
    "longitude": 116.0724
  }
}

Context

comparatives

6.4x the population of Putatan.
5 km from Putatan.
Same timezone (Asia/Kuching) as 101 other cities in Malaysia.