Donggongon

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Donggongon
Donggongon town with Mega Long Mall (right)
Donggongon town with Mega Long Mall (right)
Donggongon is located in Borneo
Donggongon
Donggongon
Coordinates: 5°55′0″N 116°05′0″E / 5.91667°N 116.08333°E / 5.91667; 116.08333Coordinates: 5°55′0″N 116°05′0″E / 5.91667°N 116.08333°E / 5.91667; 116.08333
Country Malaysia
State Sabah
Population
 (2007)
 • Total78,086

Donggongon is a town in the West Coast Division of Sabah, Malaysia. The town is located within the district of Penampang, but today it can be considered as part of Greater Kota Kinabalu and is located about 15 kilometres from Kota Kinabalu. As of 2007, it has a population of 78,086.[1]

Donggongon is the major town in the district of Penampang and can be considered as its capital. The Penampang District Police Headquarters, Penampang District Library, and the Penampang Sports Complex are located in the town. It also features a popular weekly tamu (market) in the town every Thursday and Friday where the market sells a variety of households products, foods, and traditional handicrafts such as bangles, headbands or gongs. Mega Long Mall also located in the town together with a number of restaurants, pubs and karaoke bars.

The Chua Ka Seng supermarket made its presence felt before the Megalong Mall was built. ITCC, a shopping complex is now open for shoppers.


Shop owners from the razed Kasiigui had moved to Donggongon. This happened decades ago.


References[]

  1. ^ "Donggongon (Population)". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2017.


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