Sandakan

{{Infobox settlement | name = Sandakan | official_name = Sandakan Town' | settlement_type = Municipality and district capital | nicknames = The Nature City, Little Hong Kong | motto = | image_skyline = | image_caption = From top, left to right:'''Sandakan City, the Sandakan Municipal Council, the State Secretariat Building, Sandakan Sports Complex, the Sandakan Regional Library, the Sandakan District Mosque, the St. Michael's and All Angels Church, the Tam Kung Temple, and View of Sandakan Bay | image_flag = | image_seal = The Seal of Sandakan Municipal Council.png | image_map = | map_caption = Location of Sandakan in Sabah | pushpin_map = Malaysia Sabah#Malaysia#Asia#Earth | pushpin_mapsize = 275px | pushpin_map_caption = Sandakan in Sabah## Sandakan in Malaysia##Sandakan in Asia##Sandakan in the Earth | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name = | subdivision_name1 = | subdivision_type2 = Division | subdivision_name2 = Sandakan | subdivision_type3 = District | subdivision_name3 = Sandakan | seat_type = | seat = | established_title = Bruneian Empire | established_date = 15th century–1704 | established_title1 = Sultanate of Sulu | established_date1 = 1704–1882 | established_title2 = Settled by BNBC | established_date2 = 21 June 1879 | established_title3 = Declared capital of North Borneo | established_date3 = 1884 | established_title4 = Discontinuation as capital | established_date4 = 1946 | established_title5 = Municipality | established_date5 = 1 January 1982 | established_title6 = City | established_date6 = TBA | leader_title = Council President | leader_name = Walter Kenson | area_total_sq_mi = 875 | area_total_km2 = 2266 | population_as_of = 2020 Census | population_total = 439050 | population_density_sq_mi = auto | population_density_km2 = auto | population_note = | timezone = MST | utc_offset = +8 | timezone_DST = Not observed | elevation_m = 10 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_max_footnotes = | elevation_max_m = | elevation_min_footnotes = The first court in the city was built in 1957. Due to increasing demand following an expanding population, the Sessions' court and Magistrates' court were shifted to the Sandakan Municipal Council building (Wisma Warisan) opposite in 1990, while the High Court remained in the old building. The Sandakan War Monument is located near these buildings.

In 2001, a new court complex was built in mile 7. The new court complex was completed and started operating in 2003. It was then being launch in 2005. After the new court complex started operating, the old court was then being left completely abandoned. Another court for the Sharia law was also located in the town.