Long Pasia

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Long Pasia
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Long Pasia
Coordinates: 4°24′28″N115°43′19″E / 4.40778°N 115.72194°E / 4.40778; 115.72194
Country Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
State Flag of Sabah.svg  Sabah
Division Interior Division
District Sipitang
Government
  Ketua KampungYakub Sim
Population
  Total1,000

Long Pasia is a tourist spot and eco tourism village in Ulu Padas River, Sipitang District, Sabah. Long Pasia is a home town of Lun Bawang/Lun Dayeh tribes and has a population of about 1,000 people, and all of them are Christians of Borneo Evangelical Church (SIB). It is located about 300 kilometres (190 mi) southwest of Kota Kinabalu.

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Located at 1,000 m (3,300 ft) above sea level on the Maligan Highlands, it is adjacent to Payeh Maga.

Key economic activities are paddy planting and ecotourism. It is renowned for its diversity of orchid species, as well as pitcher plants which can be found in abundance in Long Pa' Sia' Kerangas Park and in forests around Ulu Padas river. It is also home to the Black Oriole, an endemic bird of Borneo.

There are several natural forest areas have been earmarked as potential areas to be developed as ecotourism attraction such as:

Notable visitors

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References

  1. "Long Pasia". Archived from the original on 2012-07-20. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
  2. 1 2 Miwil, Olivia (2019-03-17). "Long Pasia in danger of losing pre-historic burial sites". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2023-06-30.