Papar, Malaysia

Coordinates: 5°44′00″N 115°56′00″E / 5.73333°N 115.93333°E / 5.73333; 115.93333
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Papar
Town and
District
Papar
Population
 (2010)
 • Total5,984

Papar (

Bajau[2] (mostly in the villages of Pengalat Besar, Pengalat Kecil, Kawang, Kuala, Sg Padang and Beringgis). There is also a sizeable Chinese minority (including those of mixed-race or "Sino-Native" origin),[2] 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
.

The Papar area is characterised by low-lying coastal areas which extend inland towards the Crocker Range.[3] Such land was traditionally used for growing rice, and the flat paddy fields once common in the district may have given it its name. Despite the rapid expansion of Kota Kinabalu, the district is still dominated by paddy fields, which are largely worked by natives, and fruit orchards, most of which belong to the ethnic Chinese minority. The town itself occupies the southern banks of the Papar River not far from the sea. There are also areas of tidal wetland that are home to mangrove trees and saltwater palm or nipah. Both banks are connected by two steel-concrete bridges, one (with a railway bridge) connecting directly into the town itself, and another much farther upriver (on the old Kota Kinabalu-Papar road) leading into the paddy plantation hamlets. The town has seen considerable growth in recent years but still preserves some of its older buildings and features. Important architectural features which can be seen in the Papar town includes the District Office, Papar Public Library, Papar Public Park, New Papar Market, OKK Mahali Park (which constitutes a large part of the new town), Salleh Sulong Hall and a new bigger Papar Community Hall which also hosts a weekly wet market on its compounds, a sports complex with a field, a stand and a gymnasium, and the new train station, which doubles as a bus and mini-van station which serves the Kota Kinabalu-Papar-Beaufort route.

The well-known

Second World War. It featured in Allied plans to retake North Borneo from the Japanese Army. References to it and the Papar River can be found in reports on the Agas and Semut covert intelligence operations, and later in the Stallion and Oboe 6 attack plans.[5]

Papar is a major hub for the proselytisation of Islam on the west coast of Sabah, owing to its large Muslim community. The district's first mosque was built near the Kampung Laut area around 1890. It is now known as the Masjid Daerah Papar (Papar District Mosque).

Chinese temples
are also located around the district and town centre with the presence of many Chinese population there.

Climate

Papar has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Papar
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.9
(85.8)
29.9
(85.8)
30.6
(87.1)
31.5
(88.7)
31.7
(89.1)
31.3
(88.3)
31.1
(88.0)
31.0
(87.8)
30.7
(87.3)
30.6
(87.1)
30.4
(86.7)
30.1
(86.2)
30.7
(87.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.5
(79.7)
26.5
(79.7)
27.0
(80.6)
27.8
(82.0)
28.0
(82.4)
27.6
(81.7)
27.4
(81.3)
27.3
(81.1)
27.1
(80.8)
27.1
(80.8)
26.9
(80.4)
26.7
(80.1)
27.2
(80.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.1
(73.6)
23.1
(73.6)
23.5
(74.3)
24.1
(75.4)
24.3
(75.7)
24.0
(75.2)
23.7
(74.7)
23.7
(74.7)
23.6
(74.5)
23.6
(74.5)
23.5
(74.3)
23.4
(74.1)
23.6
(74.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 162
(6.4)
85
(3.3)
103
(4.1)
164
(6.5)
281
(11.1)
296
(11.7)
288
(11.3)
263
(10.4)
326
(12.8)
353
(13.9)
315
(12.4)
274
(10.8)
2,910
(114.7)
Source: Climate-Data.org[7]


Gallery

  • One of the old shops of Papar.
    One of the old shops of Papar.
  • Papar railway bridge.
    Papar railway bridge.
  • Chinese-owned sundry shop in Papar town.
    Chinese-owned sundry shop in Papar town.
  • Papar District Mosque.
    Papar District Mosque.
  • St. Joseph Catholic Church.
    St. Joseph Catholic Church.
  • Kwong Fook Kung Temple.
    Kwong Fook Kung Temple.

References

  1. ^ "Population by ethnic group, Local Authority area and state, Malaysia" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d "Penduduk". Papar District Council. Archived from the original on 26 October 2004. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Papar". Borneo Trade. Archived from the original on 5 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Shaw Cinemas, Borneo, Post War (1945-1970)". Shaw Theatres. Archived from the original on 21 March 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  5. ^ Ooi Keat Gin. "Prelude to invasion: covert operations before the re-occupation of Northwest Borneo, 1944-45". Journal of the Australian War Memorial. Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Sejarah" (in Malay). Papar District Council. Archived from the original on 26 October 2004. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Climate: Papar". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 30 October 2020.

External links

Media related to Papar at Wikimedia Commons