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Sabah

StateMY-12

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

State of Malaysia.

AsiaCapital: Kota KinabaluLanguage: Malay
Population
3.8M
Metros tracked
1
1.0M in metros (27%)
Composite score
3.1
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
ISO 3166-2: MY-12
At a glance
Nickname
Land Below the Wind
Established
1963
Demonym
Sabahan
Area
76,115 km² (29,388 mi²)
Population density
50/km² (130/mi²)
Legislature
Sabah State Legislative Assembly
Human Development Index
0.717 (2023)
Rank in Malaysia
8th of 16 by composite score
Area rank
2nd of 16 by area
Largest tracked metro
Kota Kinabalu

Civic facts via Wikidata.

Sabah metro footprint

1 metro
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1 tracked metro

#686Kota Kinabalu★ Capital
1.0M · Emerging Metro
3.1