Map of Putatan, Malaysia

Putatan is a city in Sabah, Malaysia, with a population of about 78,340. It lies at 5.9258°N, 116.0609°E. Putatan is about 1,623 km (1,008 mi) east of Kuala Lumpur, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kota Kinabalu, 6 km to the north.

Putatan at a glance

Where is Putatan?

• The 44th largest city in Malaysia by recorded population.
• The 5th largest city in Sabah on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 47 min on the shortest day to 12 h 28 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Putatan

• Kota Kinabalu — 6 km north
• Keningau — 66 km south
• Bandar Labuan — 114 km southwest
• Labuan — 115 km southwest
• Mentiri — 157 km southwest, Brunei
• Bandar Seri Begawan — 169 km southwest, Brunei
• Bangar — 174 km southwest, Brunei
• Limbang — 175 km southwest
• Tutong — 200 km southwest, Brunei
• Sandakan — 228 km east

Largest cities in Sabah

• Kota Kinabalu — 500,421
• Sandakan — 439,050
• Tawau — 372,615
• Lahad Datu — 105,622
• Keningau — 77,650
• Semporna — 62,641
• Bandar Labuan — 54,752

Largest cities in Malaysia

• Kuala Lumpur — 1,453,975
• Johor Bahru — 858,118
• Kampung Baru Subang — 833,571
• Petaling Jaya — 807,879
• Ipoh — 759,952
• Shah Alam — 740,750
• Malacca — 579,000
• Kota Bharu — 568,900
• Kuantan — 548,014
• Sungai Petani — 544,851

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.