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The problem of the settlement of Kampung Air is an environmental phenomenon that lacks response and support by most local authorities who consider it to be a parasite on an urban landscape. In addition, the irregular structure and organization of Kampung Air has added to the negative impression and has even become a burden to the local authorities from the management and administration aspects. The irregularity of the Kampung Air environment has invited various phenomena, especially cleanliness issues. Dispersing solid waste in the river estuary has contributed to a very significant low level of cleanliness. In examining the sustainability of cleanliness, the main issue that needs to be focused on is the location data that contributes to the phenomena. Therefore, the geospatial approach is applied in identifying solid waste dispersion data that has become a problem for local authorities in dealing with the garbage problem around Kampung Air. Three research objectives are focused; to identifying the land use and settlement pattern of Kampung Air in the form of a layout, mapping the riparian buffer zone as well as mapping the location of water village clusters that become hot spots or sources of garbage entering the river channel. Therefore, geospatial data from the three objectives are used as an analysis method to map the sustainability of cleanliness in the Kampung Air area at the estuary of Sg. Darau, Sg. Inanam and sg. Buat within the city boundary of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]