Heure Actuelle à Kota Kinabalu, Malaisie — Asia/Kuching.

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.

Distance-wise, Kota Kinabalu is closest to Singapore (~1,453 km), Tokyo (~4,087 km), Sydney (~5,769 km); São Paulo is the far end at roughly 17,324 km. That ordering matters more than the timezone label for travel planning.

Kota Kinabalu sits inside Malaisie — the South-Eastern Asia subregion, capital Kuala Lumpur, languages English, Malay, currency MYR (RM).

Around Kota Kinabalu, the nearest mapped reference cities are Putatan (6 km), Petagas (7 km), Donggongon (8 km), Kinarut (17 km); treat them as the de-facto regional cluster for Asia/Kuching planning.

Closest curated airport references from Kota Kinabalu: KUL Sepang (1632 km).

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