Sandakan
Visited in December 2022
At a glance
- Country
- Malaysia
- Region
- Sandakan Division
- Population
- 396,290
- Type
- City in Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia
- Coordinates
- 5.86°N, 118.03°E
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Overview
Sandakan formerly known at various times as Elopura, is the capital of the Sandakan District in Sabah, Malaysia. It is the second largest city in Sabah after Kota Kinabalu. It is located on the Sandakan Peninsula and east coast of the state in the administrative centre of Sandakan Division and was the former capital of British North Borneo.
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