Sandakan (Malaysian pronunciation: [ˈsaan daˈkan], Jawi: سنداکن , Chinese: 山打根; pinyin: Shāndǎgēn; Jyutping: saan1 daa2 gan1) formerly known at various times as Elopura, is the capital of the Sandakan District in Sabah, Malaysia.It is the second largest city in Sabah after Kota Kinabalu.It is located on the Sandakan Peninsula and east coast of the state in the …

