The historic city of Sandakan is the second largest city of Sabah. It is located on the east coast of Borneo Island and is the administrative center of the Sandakan Division. It had served as the capital of Great British Borneo during the British colonial era.
Sandakan is famous as a gateway to ecotourism destinations in Sabah, such as Sepilok Orang Utan Shrine, Turtle Island Park, Sukau Proboscis Lodge and Gomantong Archaeological Grottoes. It is also the notorious site of a Japanese airfield of the Second World War that was built by forced labor of Javanese civilians and Allied prisoners of war. In 1945, surviving prisoners were sent to the death marches of Sandakan.
Sandakan is sometimes nicknamed "Little Hong Kong", and the Chinese influence is also remarkable in the food here.
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