Kudat

Kudat (Malay: Pekan Kudat) is the capital of the Kudat District in the Kudat Division of Sabah, Malaysia. Its population was estimated to be around 29,025 in 2010. It is located on the Kudat Peninsula, about 190 kilometres (120 mi) north of Kota Kinabalu, the state capital, and is near the northernmost point of Borneo. It is the largest town in the heartland of the Rungus people which is a sub-ethnic group of the majority Kadazan-Dusun race and is therefore a major centre of Rungus culture. It is also notable for being one of the first parts of Sabah to be settled by Chinese Malaysians, particularly from the Hakka dialect group. It is the Northernmost Malaysian city.

Kudat
Town and district capital
Pekan Kudat
Kudat Town
Other transcription(s)
  Jawiکودات
  Chinese古达 (Simplified)
古達 (Traditional)
Gǔdá (Hanyu Pinyin)
  Tamilகூடாட்
Kūṭāṭ (Transliteration)
Kudat town centre.
Kudat
Coordinates: 6°53′00″N 116°50′00″E
Country Malaysia
State Sabah
DivisionKudat
DistrictKudat
Government
  BodyKudat Town Board
  District OfficerSapdin Ibrahim
Area
  Total1,287 km2 (497 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total29,025
Postcode
89050
Vehicle registrationSK
Websitewww.sabah.gov.my/pd.kdt www.sabah.gov.my/lbk/
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