Putatan ( ms, Pekan Putatan) is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the capital of the
Putatan district in the
West Coast Division of
Sabah
Sabah () is a state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the North Kalimantan province of Indonesia to the south. The Federal Territory o ...
,
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
. Its population was estimated to be around 100,000 in 2021. It is one of the
satellite town
Satellite cities or satellite towns are smaller municipalities that are adjacent to a principal city which is the core of a metropolitan area. They differ from mere suburbs, subdivisions and especially bedroom communities in that they have m ...
of
Kota Kinabalu
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metropolitan area together with neighbouring Petagas town.
Putatan railway station
Putatan railway station ( ms, Stesen Keretapi Putatan) is one of eleven minor railway station on the Western Sabah Railway Line located in Putatan, Penampang, Sabah
Sabah () is a state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the reg ...
is one of the stops for
Sabah State Railway while
INTI College Sabah Campus became the main campus for Kota Kinabalu in Putatan town.
References
External links
Putatan District
Towns in Sabah
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