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Sepanggar is a sub-
Sepanggar is currently experiencing a surge in development due to the expansion of Kota Kinabalu. The recently completed Sepanggar Container Port Terminal has taken over all container handling operations from Kota Kinabalu Port. This port was built to complement and help ease the congestion currently experienced at Kota Kinabalu Port. Besides this, various completed and uncompleted projects for residential and commercial purposes have sprouted around Sepanggar; in line with the government's plan to turn Sepanggar into another
Kota Kinabalu Industrial Park Home Page
{{Sabah Development Corridor Populated places in Sabah
district
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of Kota Kinabalu
Kota Kinabalu (; formerly known as Jesselton), colloquially referred to as KK, is the state capital of Sabah, Malaysia. It is also the capital of the Kota Kinabalu District as well as the West Coast Division of Sabah. The city is located on the ...
, Sabah
Sabah () is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah has land borders with the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and Indonesia's North Kalima ...
, Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...
. It is located around Sepanggar Bay which houses the Sepanggar Bay Container Terminal, a major naval base for the Royal Malaysian Navy
The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN, ; Jawi alphabet, Jawi: ) is the naval arm of the Malaysian Armed Forces. RMN is the main agency responsible for the country's maritime surveillance and defence operations. RMN's area of operation consists of 603,2 ...
as well as the Sepanggar Bay Oil Terminal. The main campus for Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS; English: University of Malaysia Sabah) is a public university in Malaysia. It was officially established on 24 November 1994 as the ninth public university in the country. The university is located on a 999-acre ...
(UMS), Universiti Teknologi MARA
The MARA Technological University ( Malay: ''Universiti Teknologi MARA''; Jawi: اونيۏرسيتي تيكنولوڬي مارا; abbr. UiTM) is a public university in Malaysia, based primarily in Shah Alam, Selangor. It was established to ...
Sabah Branch, Kota Kinabalu Polytechnic and Kota Kinabalu Industrial Park (KKIP) are situated here. Sepanggar is also a parliamentary constituency (P.171) with three state legislative assembly constituencies therein, i.e. Karambunai (N.16), Darau (N.17) and Inanam (N.18).
Features and development
Sepanggar is currently experiencing a surge in development due to the expansion of Kota Kinabalu. The recently completed Sepanggar Container Port Terminal has taken over all container handling operations from Kota Kinabalu Port. This port was built to complement and help ease the congestion currently experienced at Kota Kinabalu Port. Besides this, various completed and uncompleted projects for residential and commercial purposes have sprouted around Sepanggar; in line with the government's plan to turn Sepanggar into another urban
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* Urban area, geographical area distinct from rural areas
* Urban culture, the culture of towns and cities
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centre or suburb
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, part of the greater metropolitan area
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of Kota Kinabalu.
The Royal Malaysian Navy is also having a submarine base
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here, which is to become the Navy's first and principal base throughout Malaysia. On 18 November 2017, the 600-metre-long double-track Sepanggar Tunnel has opened, and the tunnel
A tunnel is an underground or undersea passageway. It is dug through surrounding soil, earth or rock, or laid under water, and is usually completely enclosed except for the two portals common at each end, though there may be access and ve ...
has two lanes connecting Kota Kinabalu Industrial Park (KKIP) with Sepanggar Container Port and several surrounding areas.
References
External links
Kota Kinabalu Industrial Park Home Page
{{Sabah Development Corridor Populated places in Sabah