Putatan_District Knowpia

Putatan District
Putatan District
District of Malaysia
	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.
	Seal
	Etymology: putat, the local name of a flowering mangrove tree
	Location of Putatan District in Sabah
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	Coordinates: 5°55′00″N 116°07′00″E / 5.91667°N 116.11667°E
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)
• Total	71,500
• Density	2,400/km2 (6,200/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.sabah.gov.my

The Putatan district (Malay: Daerah Putatan) is an administrative district in the Malaysian state of Sabah, part of the West Coast Division which includes the districts of Kota Belud, Kota Kinabalu, Papar, Penampang, Ranau and Tuaran. The capital of the district is in Putatan Town.

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 edit

The district name originated from "putat", a flowering mangrove tree that was once abundant in the area.^[2]

History edit

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 edit

According to the last census in 2010, the population of the district is estimated to be around 54,733,^[5] mainly Bruneian Malay and Bajau people as well with a significant number of Kadazan-Dusun and Chinese.

Gallery edit

Lok Kawi-Pengalat Road.
Lok Kawi Wildlife Park.
One Place Mall.
Petagas War Memorial.
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.

References edit

^ 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.