Jesselton

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Jesselton is the former colonial-era name of Kota Kinabalu, the capital city of Sabah in Malaysian Borneo.

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Jesselton canonical 5

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British colonial administrator
former city name
historical place name
administeredBy British North Borneo Company
associatedWith British Empire
colonial administration
capitalOf Sabah
category Former names of cities
History of Sabah
colonialPower United Kingdom
connectedTo interior of North Borneo
country Malaysia
developedAs commercial centre
faces South China Sea
formerNameOf Kota Kinabalu
function administrative centre
port town
geographicFeature coastal city
hasFormerName Jesselton
hasHeritage colonial-era architecture (largely lost or transformed)
hasTown Jesselton
historicalSignificance early colonial administrative centre in North Borneo
language English
Malay
locatedIn Malaysian Borneo
linked to: northern Borneo

Sabah
locatedInTimeZone UTC+08:00
locatedOn Borneo
northwest coast of Borneo
modernEquivalent Kota Kinabalu urban area
linked to: Kota Kinabalu
namedAfter Sir Charles Jessel
partOf Crown Colony of North Borneo
North Borneo
presentDayCity Kota Kinabalu
presentDayCountry Malaysia
presentDayState Sabah
railwayTerminusOf North Borneo Railway
linked to: Sabah State Railway
region East Malaysia
replacedBy Kota Kinabalu
status defunct toponym
timePeriod early 20th century
transportRole railway hub
seaport
urbanSuccessor Kota Kinabalu City
linked to: Kota Kinabalu
usedDuring British colonial period
wasColonialEraName true

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kota Kinabalu formerName Jesselton
Kota Kinabalu hasFormerName Jesselton
subject linked to: Jesselton
North Borneo hasTown Jesselton
subject linked to: Jesselton