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Kota Kinabalu
Sabahcity
Total population
500,425
Demographic figures from Department of Statistics Malaysia. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Kota Kinabalu, a major city in Sabah, Malaysia, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 500,425. Located at 5.978°, 116.073°, Kota Kinabalu occupies a equatorial portion of the northern hemisphere. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,819 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 71% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here






People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Sabah
- Donggongon5.1 mi away · pop. 176,667
- Menggatal6.9 mi away
- Kionsom7.5 mi away
- Kg. Tombovo8.2 mi away
- Kg. Tampasak11.6 mi away
- Kampung Kiulu15.3 mi away
- Kampung Berungis15.7 mi away
- Kampung Kamarin16.5 mi away
- Kampung Bolong17.6 mi away
- Tuaran17.6 mi away · pop. 102,411
- Kampung Simbulon19.7 mi away
- Kayau20.8 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Kota Kinabalu
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library