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Fun fact 1 about Kota Kinabalu

Panoramic view of Kota Kinabalu City
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Kota Kinabalu is named after Mount Kinabalu, which means 'revered place of the dead' in the Dusun language.

Kota Kinabalu
Malaysia
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Kota Kinabalu

Malaysia

Country
Malaysia
Population
500.4K
Coordinates
5.98, 116.07
476th most populous city in the world

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.

From the “Etymology” section

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