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Lahad Datu is a city located in eastern Sabah, Malaysia. The city is home to a population of some 28,000 people (2010), with about 200,000 people in the district. It is surrounded by cocoa and palm oil plantations.
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.