Long Pasia

Long Pasia is a village in the district of Sipitang, Sabah. Long Pasia is a home town of Lun Bawang/Lun Dayeh tribes and has a population of about 1 000 people. It is located about 300 kilometres southwest of Kota Kinabalu.

Long Pasia
Village
Long Pasia
Coordinates: 4°24′28″N 115°43′19″E
Country Malaysia
State Sabah
DivisionInterior Division
DistrictSipitang
Government
  Ketua KampungYusop Kaya
Population
  Total1,000

Located at 1,000m 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:-

  • Maga-Pasia Waterfall (Ruab Maga)
  • Sinipung Hill (Pegkung Sinipung)
  • Sinipung Lake (Takung Sinipung)
  • 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
  • Taman Kerangas Long Pasia
  • Other areas adjacent to Long Pasia Village and Long Mio Village to be developed [1]

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