Kota Kinabalu
capital of Sabah, Malaysia
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Summary
Kota Kinabalu is a city of Malaysia[1]. It draws 3,113 Wikipedia views per month (city of malaysia category, ranking #3 of 8).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: West Coast[3]
- Country: Malaysia[4]
- Instance of: city[5], big city[6]
- Twinned administrative body: Vladivostok[7], City of Rockingham[8], Heyuan[9], Yongin[10], Jiangmen[11], Yeosu[12], Nakhchivan[13]
- Postal code: 88000–89999[14]
- Part of: Sabah[15]
- Commons category: Kota Kinabalu[16]
- Located in time zone: UTC+08:00[17]
- Local dialing code: 088[18]
- Inception: 1899[19]
- Official website: https://dbkk.sabah.gov.my/[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kota Kinabalu[21]
- Population: 452,058[22]
- Time of earliest written record: 1931[23]
- Replaces: Jesselton[24]
- Capital of: Sabah[25]
- Official name: Kota Kinabalu[26]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Kota Kinabalu[27]
- Native label: Kota Kinabalu[28]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Kota Kinabalu[29]
- Elevation above sea level: 5 m[30]
- Area: 352,238,383 m²[31]
- Visitor center: Sabah Tourism Board[32]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Kota Kinabalu[33]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Kota Kinabalu include Kota Kinabalu International Airport[34], an international airport[35], in Malaysia[36].
Why It Matters
Kota Kinabalu has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
Entities named for it include Kota Kinabalu International Airport[34], an international airport[35], in Malaysia[36].