Putatan District
Putatan District | |
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Hanyu Pinyin) | |
| • Tamil | புத்தாத்தான் மாவட்டம் Puttāttāṉ māvaṭṭam (Transliteration) |
| • Kadazandusun | Uvang Putatan |
 Putatan aerial view. | |
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UTC+8 (Not observed) | |
| Postcode | 88XXX |
| Calling code | +60-88 |
| Vehicle registration plates | SA |
| Website | mdputatan |
The Putatan district (
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,
Gallery
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Lok Kawi-Pengalat Road. -
Lok Kawi Wildlife Park. -
One Place Mall. -
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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
- ^ Information from the Department of Statistics Malaysia
- ^ Ruben Sario (9 October 2017). "Putatan: Bustling coastal town south of Kota Kinabalu". The Star. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "Pengenalan Pejabat" (in Malay). Putatan District Council. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ Jenne Lajiun (18 November 2011). "Putatan District Council granted 'independence'". The Borneo Post. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "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
- 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
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