Kudat
Kudat | |
|---|---|
Town and district capital | |
| Pekan Kudat Kudat Town | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Jawi | کودات |
| • Chinese | 古达 (Simplified) 古達 (Traditional) Gǔdá (Hanyu Pinyin) |
Kudat town centre. | |
| Coordinates: 6°53′00″N 116°50′00″E / 6.88333°N 116.83333°E | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| State | Sabah |
| Division | Kudat |
| District | Kudat |
| Government | |
| • Body | Kudat Town Board |
| • District Officer | Sapdin Ibrahim |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,287 km2 (497 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 29,025 |
| Postcode | 89050 |
| Vehicle registration | SK |
| Website | www.sabah.gov.my/pd.kdt www.sabah.gov.my/lbk/ |
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.