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which means a 'shelter' or a 'resting area', referring to its historical role as a stop-over for people from the interior who journeyed down the coast to trade. Penampang as a name reference of this area is of a relatively new origin. Early British explorer,
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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.
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meaning a big rock. This is because huge rocks were easily found within the vicinity of the village a long time ago. The name in contemporary usage refers to the district, with the town of
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The Penampang District Police Headquarters, Penampang District Library, and the Penampang Sports Complex are located in Donggongon. It also features a popular weekly
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area, anywhere along Penampang Lama Road and Penampang-KK Bypass Road. The Mega Long Mall is a shopping centre situated in Donggongon with many retail shops such as
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located at the Penampang-KK Bypass Road which would consist of a hotel, office space, shopping mall and a multi-purpose commercial centre.
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as the main town within the district of Penampang. The name Donggongon originates from Kadazan word
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came from an old village within the district. The village's name in turn originates from a
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Penampang strives as one of the major industrial and commercial centres within the
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area. Many retail stores are found scattered in the district primarily in the
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British North Borneo: An Account of Its History, Resources and Native Tribes
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For the federal constituency represented in the Dewan Rakyat, see
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as the majority. It contains, or is synonymous with,
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Penampang (federal constituency)
district capital
Penampang town centre
Location of Penampang
5°55′00″N 116°07′00″E / 5.91667°N 116.11667°E / 5.91667; 116.11667
Country
Malaysia
State
Sabah
Division
West Coast
District
Penampang
Malay
Penampang District
West Coast Division
Sabah
Malaysia
Kadazan
Kota Kinabalu
Greater Kota Kinabalu
Kadazan word
John Whitehead
North Borneo
Owen Rutter

greater Kota Kinabalu
Donggongon
Giant Hypermarket
ITCC Mall

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