| Putatan District | |
| Official Name: | Daerah Putatan |
| Translit Lang1: | Other |
| Translit Lang1 Type1: | Jawi |
| Translit Lang1 Info1: | داءيره ڤوتاتن |
| Translit Lang1 Type2: | Chinese |
| Translit Lang1 Info2: | Chinese: 必打丹县 Bìdǎdān xiàn |
| Translit Lang1 Type3: | Tamil |
| Translit Lang1 Info3: | Puttāttāṉ māvaṭṭam |
| Translit Lang1 Type4: | Kadazandusun |
| Translit Lang1 Info4: | Uvang Putatan |
| Etymology: | putat, the local name of a flowering mangrove tree |
| Settlement Type: | District of Malaysia |
| Pushpin Map: | Malaysia District |
| Image Map1: | |
| Coordinates: | 5.9167°N 116.1167°W |
| Pushpin Label Position: | Center |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Putatan District in Malaysia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | Division |
| Subdivision Name2: | West Coast |
| Seat: | Putatan |
| Parts Type: | Local area government(s) |
| Parts: | Putatan District Council |
| Leader Title: | District officer |
| Leader Name: | Mokhtar Hussin |
| Leader Title1: | District council executive officer |
| Leader Name1: | Ahmad Helmy Bin Mohd Taib |
| Population As Of: | 2019[1] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Timezone Dst: | Not observed |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +8 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
| Postal Code: | 88XXX |
| Area Code: | +60-88 |
| Area Code Type: | Calling code |
| Registration Plate Type: | Vehicle registration plates |
| Registration Plate: | SA |
The Putatan district (Malay: Daerah Putatan) is an administrative district in the Malaysian state of Sabah, part of the West Coast Division which includes the districts of Kota Belud, Kota Kinabalu, Papar, Penampang, Ranau and Tuaran. The capital of the district is in Putatan Town.
All matters in this town are under the district jurisdiction except for matters such as education and security are still under the supervision of the Penampang District.
The district name originated from "putat", a flowering mangrove tree that was once abundant in the area.[2]
On 2 August 2010, the Putatan District Council began to be established as a separate district from Penampang.[3] From 2011, the council was fully granted independent status in all official matters related to the area under its jurisdiction except for security and education matters which are still under the Penampang District jurisdiction.[4]
See also: Demographics of Sabah. According to the last census in 2010, the population of the district is estimated to be around 54,733,[5] mainly Bruneian Malay and Bajau people as well with a significant number of Kadazan-Dusun and Chinese.