Country: Malaysia
Continent: Asia
Population: 303,428
Country Capital: No
For all cities with a population greater than one hundred thousand, Kota Kinabalu is closest to Sandakan and farthest from Porto Velho. The closest foreign city is Puerto Princesa and the farthest domestic city is George Town. See below for the top 5 closest and farthest cities (domestically, internationally and by continent) and to see which cities, if any, Kota Kinabalu is the closest and farthest to. Filter to include all cities over 100k, 500k or 1 million in population.
| Closest Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Sandakan, Malaysia | 134 |
| Tawau, Malaysia | 170 |
| Miri, Malaysia | 185 |
| Bintulu, Malaysia | 283 |
 | Puerto Princesa, Philippines | 329 |
| Farthest Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Porto Velho, Brazil | 12,239 |
| Manaus, Brazil | 12,112 |
| Ji-Paraná, Brazil | 12,070 |
| Boa Vista, Brazil | 11,789 |
 | Iquitos, Peru | 11,786 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Puerto Princesa, Philippines | 329 |
| Zamboanga, Philippines | 415 |
 | Samarinda, Indonesia | 451 |
| Balikpapan, Indonesia | 500 |
| Pagadian, Philippines | 519 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | Miles | | George Town, Malaysia | 1,087 | | Alor Setar, Malaysia | 1,083 | | Sungai Petani, Malaysia | 1,075 | | Taiping, Malaysia | 1,062 | | Ipoh, Malaysia | 1,038 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Port Louis, Mauritius | 4,370 |
| Beau Bassin - Rose Hill, Mauritius | 4,373 |
| Vacoas - Phoenix, Mauritius | 4,374 |
 | Saint-Denis (La Réunion), France | 4,511 |
| Saint-Paul (La Réunion), France | 4,525 |
| Farthest African Cities | Miles |  | Praia, Cape Verde | 9,327 |  | Pikine, Senegal | 8,956 | | Guediawaye, Senegal | 8,955 | | Dakar, Senegal | 8,953 | | Rufisque, Senegal | 8,948 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Sandakan, Malaysia | 134 |
| Tawau, Malaysia | 170 |
| Miri, Malaysia | 185 |
| Bintulu, Malaysia | 283 |
| Puerto Princesa, Philippines | 329 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | Miles |  | Izmir, Turkey | 5,912 | | Manisa, Turkey | 5,895 | | Turgutlu, Turkey | 5,881 | | Balikesir, Turkey | 5,866 | | Bandirma, Turkey | 5,858 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Darwin, Australia | 1,622 |
 | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | 2,391 |
| Cairns, Australia | 2,567 |
| Perth, Australia | 2,609 |
| Townsville, Australia | 2,717 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | Miles |  | Lower Hutt, New Zealand | 4,928 | | Wellington, New Zealand | 4,924 | | Christchurch, New Zealand | 4,898 | | Dunedin, New Zealand | 4,887 | | Tauranga, New Zealand | 4,886 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Zlatoust, Russia | 4,589 |
| Orenburg, Russia | 4,673 |
| Salavat, Russia | 4,680 |
| Sterlitamak, Russia | 4,685 |
| Ufa, Russia | 4,713 |
| Farthest European Cities | Miles |  | San Cristóbal De La Laguna, Spain | 8,486 | | Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Spain | 8,484 | | Telde, Spain | 8,455 | | Las Palmas De Gran Canaria, Spain | 8,451 |  | Amadora, Portugal | 7,784 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Honolulu (HI), United States of America | 5,820 |
| Anchorage (AK), United States of America | 5,991 |
 | Vancouver (BC), Canada | 7,238 |
| Richmond (BC), Canada | 7,240 |
| Burnaby (BC), Canada | 7,243 |
| Farthest North American Cities | Miles |  | Willemstad, Curaçao | 11,141 |  | Panama de Panama, Panama | 10,950 | | San Miguelito, Panama | 10,949 |  | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 10,771 | | Caguas, Puerto Rico | 10,762 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Punta Arenas, Chile | 9,155 |
 | Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina | 9,675 |
| Trelew, Argentina | 9,862 |
| Puerto Montt, Chile | 9,925 |
| Osorno, Chile | 9,981 |
| Farthest South American Cities | Miles | | Porto Velho, Brazil | 12,239 | | Manaus, Brazil | 12,112 | | Ji-Paraná, Brazil | 12,070 | | Boa Vista, Brazil | 11,789 | | Iquitos, Peru | 11,786 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest City To | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the closest city of any other city | ||
| Farthest City From | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the farthest city from any other city | ||