Menggatal is a [[Malaysia|Malaysian}} town and district on the west coast of Sabah, on the outskirts of the capital, Kota Kinabalu. State motto: Sabah Maju Jaya Capital Kota Kinabalu Governor Tun Haji Ahmadshah Abdullah Chief Minister Hj. ... Southern Kota Kinabalu Aerial photo of Kota Kinabalu Kota Kinabalu, formerly Jesselton, is the capital of Sabah, east Malaysia, on the island of Borneo; it is also the capital of the West Coast Division of Sabah. ...

The name 'Menggatal' is largely believed to refer to the name of a tree that cause skin itchiness, hence the name which means 'causing itchiness' in Malay.

The district was originally populated sparsely by the native Dusuns, but of late have seen a large presence of Filipino and Indonesian immigrants, many of which have been naturalised (both legally and illegally) and many remain in squatter colonies. Dusun is the name of a tribe or ethnic and linguistic group in the Malaysian state of Sabah. ...

The state's main insitution of learning, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, was bulit in 1999 upon the victory of the Malay-dominated coalition of Barisan Nasional in the state elections. The Federal government has since also embarked on a massive construction of government offices in the area. Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) was established on 24th November 1994. ...

The town proper still consists of a few blocks of pre-war Chinese shophouses, albeit with new blocks of shophouses alongside them.