Complex sentence: The town is within the administration of Dewan Bandaraya Kota Kinabalu and can be considered to be a suburb of Kota Kinabalu or part of its metropolitan area.
Split into simpler sentences: The town is within the administration of Dewan Bandaraya Kota Kinabalu and is a sub-district of the city. It is also part of the urban expanse of Kota Kinabalu or part of its metropolitan area.