Kota Kinabalu (mys)

Kota Kinabalu

Kota Kinabalu ranks 10,309th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind South Gate, California, Tamsweg, and Bonneville, Haute-Savoie. Memorable people born in Kota Kinabalu include Penny Wong, and Che'Nelle. Memorable people who died in Kota Kinabalu include Edwina Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma. Kota Kinabalu has been the birth place of many politicians, and singers and the death place of many companions. Kota Kinabalu is located in Malaysia.

Kota Kinabalu, colloquially referred to as KK, is the state capital of Sabah, Malaysia. It is also the capital of the Kota Kinabalu District as well as the West Coast Division of Sabah. The city is located on the northwest coast of Borneo facing the South China Sea. The Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park lies to its west and Mount Kinabalu, which gave the city its name, is located to its east. Kota Kinabalu has a population of 452,058 according to the 2010 census; when the adjacent Penampang and Tuaran districts are included, the metro area has a combined population of 628,725. The 2020 Census revealed an increase in the municipal population to 500,421, while the wider area including the Penampang and Putatan districts had a population of 731,406. Read more on Wikipedia