Putatan District

Putatan District
Daerah Putatan
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiداءيره ڤوتاتن
 • Chinese必打丹县 (Simplified)
必打丹縣 (Traditional)
Bìdǎdān xiàn (Hanyu Pinyin)
 • Tamilபுத்தாத்தான் மாவட்டம்
Puttāttāṉ māvaṭṭam (Transliteration)
 • KadazandusunUvang Putatan
Putatan aerial view.
Putatan aerial view.
Official seal of Putatan District
Etymology: putat, the local name of a flowering mangrove tree
Location of Putatan District in Sabah
Location of Putatan District in Sabah
Map
Putatan District is located in Malaysia
Putatan District
Putatan District
Location of Putatan District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 5°55′00″N 116°07′00″E / 5.91667°N 116.11667°E / 5.91667; 116.11667
Country Malaysia
State Sabah
DivisionWest Coast
SeatPutatan
Local area government(s)Putatan District Council
Government
 • District officerMokhtar Hussin
 • District council executive officerAhmad Helmy Bin Mohd Taib
Area
 • Total29.7 km2 (11.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2019[1])
 • Total71,500
 • Density2,400/km2 (6,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode
88XXX
Calling code+60-88
Vehicle registration platesSA
Websitemdputatan.sabah.gov.my
Map of Putatan District

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.

  1. ^ Information from the Department of Statistics Malaysia