Penampang

Penampang
Majlis Perbandaran Penampang
Big Town and district capital
Penampang town centre
Penampang town centre.
Location of Penampang
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
DistrictPenampang
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
93,616

Penampang (Malay: Pekan Penampang) is the capital of the Penampang District in the West Coast Division of Sabah, Malaysia. Its population was estimated to be around 93,616 in 2010,[1] with ethnic Kadazan as the majority. It contains, or is synonymous with, Donggongon, which as of 2007, it has a population of 78,086.[2]

The town has virtually become a suburb of Kota Kinabalu and considered as part of Greater Kota Kinabalu area.[3]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Donggongon (Population)". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Greater Kota Kinabalu Healthcare Overview" (PDF). Sabah Economic Development and Investment Authority (SEDIA). Retrieved 9 November 2017.