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KOTA KINABALU

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

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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

Universities

linked

FAQ

3 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).

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
  }
}
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