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Kota Kinabalu

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Total population

500,425

Coordinates5.98°, 116.07°

Demographic figures from Department of Statistics Malaysia. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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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

Latitude
5.9780
Longitude
116.0729
Water area
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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

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.98
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,819

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
8,647
Avg daily Wikipedia views
288
Attention level
Modest

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

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library