Lahad Datu

Lahad Datu (Malay: Bandar Lahad Datu) is the capital of the Lahad Datu District in the Dent Peninsula on Tawau Division of Sabah, Malaysia. Its population was estimated to be around 27,887 in 2010. The town is surrounded by stretches of cocoa and palm oil plantations. It is also an important timber exporting port. The town has an airport for domestic flights.

Lahad Datu
Bandar Lahad Datu
Lahad Datu Town
Other transcription(s)
  Jawiلحد داتو
  Chinese拿笃 (Simplified)
拿篤 (Traditional)
Nádǔ (Hanyu Pinyin)
  Tamilலஹாட் டத்து
Lahāṭ Ṭattu (Transliteration)
From top, left to right:
Lahad Datu Skyline with Darvel Bay in the far background, the City Mosqque, the Basel Christian Church, the Guan Yin Temple, the Sikhs Temple, the Hospital Lahad Datu, the Lahad Datu Library, and the Centre Point Shopping Complex
Coordinates: 5°01′48″N 118°20′24″E
Country Malaysia
State Sabah
DivisionTawau
DistrictLahad Datu
Population
 (2010)
  Total27,887
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