Papar is the capital of the Papar District in the West Coast Division of Sabah, Malaysia. Its population was estimated to be around 124,420 in 2010, which is divided between Bruneian Malay, Kadazan-Dusun, and Bajau. There is also a sizeable Chinese minority, predominantly of the Hakka subgroup, as well as smaller numbers of other races. The town is located 38 kilometres south of the state capital of Kota Kinabalu, with the Papar railway station in the town becoming one of the main stops of the Sabah State Railway.
Sabah State Railway (SSR) is a railway system and operator in the state of Sabah in Malaysia. It is the only rail transport system operating on the island of Borneo. The railway consists of a single 134-kilometre line from Tanjung Aru, Kota Kinabalu in West Coast Division to the town of Tenom, in the Interior Division. It was formerly known as North Borneo Railway.
Bajaw is the language of the Bajaw, widely known as the 'sea gypsies' of Maritime Southeast Asia. Differences exist between the language's varieties in western Sabah, Mapun in southern Philippines, eastern Sabah, and across Sulawesi to Maluku.
The De Fontaine Memorial is a monument built by the North Borneo Chartered Company to remember an incident on 12 May 1885 that led to an ambush attack to the North Borneo Armed Constabulary, in which five members of the police force were killed. The monument stands in the village of Kawang in the Malaysian state of Sabah.
Melalap railway station is a former railway station on the Western Sabah Railway Line located in Melalap, Tenom, Sabah, Malaysia.
Tenom railway station is one of four main railway station on the Western Sabah Railway Line located in Tenom, Sabah, Malaysia.
Beaufort railway station is one of four main railway stations on the Western Sabah Railway Line located in Beaufort, Sabah, Malaysia.
Papar railway station is one of four main railway station on the Western Sabah Railway Line located in Papar, Sabah, Malaysia.
Tanjung Aru railway station is one of four main railway station on the Western Sabah Railway Line located in Tanjung Aru, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
Secretariat railway station is one of eleven minor railway station on the Western Sabah Railway Line located in Secretariat Building, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. The station was renovated in 2012 and known as the last station towards the city centre.
Putatan railway station is one of eleven minor railway station on the Western Sabah Railway Line located in Putatan, Penampang, Sabah, Malaysia.
Kinarut railway station is one of eleven minor railway station on the Western Sabah Railway Line located in Kinarut, Papar, Sabah, Malaysia.
Kimanis railway station is one of eleven minor railway station on the Western Sabah Railway Line located in Kimanis, Papar, Sabah, Malaysia.
Bongawan railway station is one of eleven minor railway station on the Western Sabah Railway Line located in Bongawan, Papar, Sabah, Malaysia.
Membakut railway station is one of eleven minor railway stations on the Western Sabah Railway Line located in Membakut, Beaufort, Sabah, Malaysia.
Saliwangan railway station is one of eleven minor railway station on the Western Sabah Railway Line located in Saliwangan, Beaufort, Sabah, Malaysia.
Halogilat railway station is one of eleven minor railway station on the Western Sabah Railway Line located in Halogilat, Beaufort, Sabah, Malaysia.
Rayoh railway station is one of eleven minor railway station on the Western Sabah Railway Line located in Rayoh, Tenom, Sabah, Malaysia.
Pangi railway station is one of eleven minor railway station on the Western Sabah Railway Line located in Pangi, Tenom, Sabah, Malaysia.
Kawang is a state constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that is represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly.
