Long Pasia

Long Pasia
Long Pasia
Village
	Long Pasia
	Coordinates: 4°24′28″N 115°43′19″E / 4.40778°N 115.72194°E / 4.40778; 115.72194
Country	Malaysia
State	Sabah
Division	Interior Division
District	Sipitang
Government
• Ketua Kampung	Yakub Sim
Population
• Total	1,000

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.

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:

Long Pasia Kerangas Conversation Area
Long Pinasat Historical Stone
Pulau Waterfall
Reberuh Mekusul
Tang Peu Long Midang burial site
Ulu Padas River.
Maga-Pasia Waterfall (Ruab Maga)
Sinipung Mountain (Pegkung Sinipung)
Sinipung Lake (Takung Sinipung)
Sinipung View point
Rekong Waterfall (Ruab Rekong)
Estuary of Rekiran River (Pa' Rekiran)
Pulau Waterfall (Pa' Pulau)
Pinasat River (Long Pinasat)
Matang River – Kuala Bayur, Yang Abpe, Batu Narit, Kuala Palanuk,
Popokon, Yang Anang (Bukit Agathis)
Fefuken Waterfall
Other areas adjacent to Long Pasia Village and Resort Eco Etno Agrotourism Long Mio Village to be developed^[1]

Notable visitors

Malaysian notable visitors:

International notable visitors:

Margrethe II of Denmark^[2]
Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark^[2]

Facilities

SK Long Pasia
SIB Long Pasia Church
Long Pasia Airport
Klinik Kesihatan Desa Long Pasia

References

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

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[1] "Long Pasia". Archived from the original on 2012-07-20. Retrieved 2012-05-16.

[:0-2] Miwil, Olivia (2019-03-17). "Long Pasia in danger of losing pre-historic burial sites". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2023-06-30.