Putatan District | |
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| Daerah Putatan | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Jawi | داءيره ڤوتاتن |
| • Chinese | 必打丹县(Simplified) 必打丹縣(Traditional) Bìdǎdān xiàn(Hanyu Pinyin) |
| • Tamil | புத்தாத்தான் மாவட்டம் Puttāttāṉ māvaṭṭam(Transliteration) |
| • Kadazandusun | Uvang Putatan |
 Putatan aerial view. | |
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| Etymology:putat, the local name of a flowering mangrove tree | |
 Location ofPutatan District inSabah | |
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  Putatan District Location ofPutatan District inMalaysia | |
| Coordinates:5°55′00″N116°07′00″E / 5.91667°N 116.11667°E /5.91667; 116.11667 | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Sabah |
| Division | West Coast |
| Seat | Putatan |
| Local area government(s) | Putatan District Council |
| Government | |
| • District officer | Mokhtar Hussin |
| • District council executive officer | Ahmad Helmy Bin Mohd Taib |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.7 km2 (11.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2019[1]) | |
• Total | 71,500 |
| • Density | 2,410/km2 (6,240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+8 (Not observed) |
| Postcode | 88XXX |
| Calling code | +60-88 |
| Vehicle registration plates | SA |
| Website | mdputatan.sbh.gov.my pdputatan.sbh.gov.my |
ThePutatan district (Malay:Daerah Putatan) is anadministrative district in theMalaysian state ofSabah, part of theWest Coast Division which includes the districts ofKota Belud,Kota Kinabalu,Papar,Penampang,Ranau andTuaran. The capital of the district is inPutatan Town. Putatan is a district in Sabah, situated close to Kota Kinabalu, and forms an integral part of the Greater Kota Kinabalu region. As one of the districts near the capital, it plays a vital role in the development and expansion of the metropolitan area.[2]
All matters in this town are under the district jurisdiction except for matters such as education and security are still under the supervision of thePenampang District.
The district name originated from "putat", a floweringmangrove tree that was once abundant in the area.[3]
On 2 August 2010, the Putatan District Council began to be established as a separate district from Penampang.[4] 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 thePenampang District jurisdiction.[5]
According to the last census in 2010, the population of the district is estimated to be around 54,733,[6] mainlyBruneian Malay andBajau people as well with a significant number ofKadazan-Dusun andChinese.
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