Penampang District

Penampang District
Penampang District
District of Malaysia
	Daerah Penampang
Other transcription(s)
• Jawi	داءيره ڤنمڤڠ
• Chinese	兵南邦县; Bīngnánbāng xiàn (Hanyu Pinyin)
• Tamil	பெனாம்பாங் மாவட்டம்; Peṉāmpāṅ māvaṭṭam (Transliteration)
• Kadazandusun	Uvang/Watas Penampang
	Penampang District Council office.
	Seal
	Etymology: pampang, a Kadazan language word which means 'big rock'
	Location of Penampang District in Sabah
	Penampang District Location of Penampang District in Malaysia
	Coordinates: 5°55′00″N 116°07′00″E / 5.91667°N 116.11667°E
Country	Malaysia
State	Sabah
Division	West Coast
Granted; Municipal Status	1 April 2024
Seat	Donggongon
Local area government(s)	Penampang District Council
Government
• District officer	Francis Chong
Area
• Total	467 km2 (180 sq mi)
Population (2020)
• Total	162,174
• Density	350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode	88XXX
Calling code	+60-88
Vehicle registration plates	SA (1980-2018); SY (2018-2023); SJ (2023-)
Website	mdpenampang.sabah.gov.my

The Penampang District (Malay: Daerah Penampang) is an administrative district in the Malaysian state of Sabah, part of the West Coast Division which includes the districts of Kota Belud, Kota Kinabalu, Papar, Penampang, Putatan, Ranau and Tuaran. The capital of the district is in Penampang Town.

^ "Key Findings of Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2020 Local Authority Area" (pdf) (in Malay and English). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. ISBN 978-967-253-697-0. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.