Life In Borneo

Posted by Raz on February 2nd, 2008 in Events

Happy City Day, Kota Kinabalu! Today, K.K. celebrates the 8th Anniversary of being a city since her official declaration back in 2nd February, 2000. Congratulations to the City Hall (D.B.K.K.) and the people of Kota Kinabalu.

The city of K.K. once known as Jesselton in the 19th Century, was a small town frequented by merchant ships. It was founded in 1899 and in 1947 replaced Sandakan as the capital of what was then British North Borneo. The town was destroyed during World War II but has since been rebuilt and modernized. Then, on 30th September 1968, the name was changed to Kota Kinabalu.

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