Papar

Papar
Coordinates	5 ° 44 ′  N , 115 ° 56 ′  E Coordinates: 5 ° 44 ′  N , 115 ° 56 ′  E
Location of the city within the Papar district
Basic data
Country	Malaysia
State	Sabah
Residents	5984 (2010)

Catholic Parish Church of St. Joseph

Railway bridge over the Papar River

Colonial style house

The public library

House of the (Protestant) Basel Mission

Papar is a city in the Malaysian state of Sabah . Papar belongs to the administrative district of the same name ( District Papar ) and is 38 kilometers south of the capital Kota Kinabalu. The city is part of the West Coast Division area which includes the districts of Kota Kinabalu , Ranau , Kota Belud , Tuaran , Penampang , Putatan and Papar.

Along with Tanjung Aru , Beaufort and Tenom, Papar is an important stop on the Sabah State Railway . The city serves travelers from the southern cities of Sipitang and Beaufort as a stopover en route to Kota Kinabalu.

history

The name 'Papar' comes from Brunei and means "flat, open land". Before being administered by the English Crown, the papar was ruled by Brunei princes. Soon after, papar was administered by the Datu Amir Bahar , a high official within a sultanate's cabinet. In 1877 Papar came under the rule of Gustav Overbeck and the brothers Alfred Dent and Edward Dent.

In ancient times, the papar made a living from the slave trade. After the North Borneo Chartered Company took over the administration of North Borneo in 1881, the slave trade was abolished in accordance with the statutes set out in the charter agreement.

The first British administrator of Papar was HL Leicester. He began his ministry in February 1878 with the firm intention of improving paparist income. It turned out, however, that Leicester was unable to come to terms with the local chiefs. The North Borneo Chartered Company therefore replaced Leicester with Alfred Hart Everett .

Papar also played a role in the Mat Salleh rebellion . As one of the territories that, as an independent tulin, were not subject to the Sultan of Brunei but only to a local chief, they were among the supporters of Mat Salleh. When the North Borneo Chartered Company tried to take control of this tulin , the residents responded by suspending trade with the company and instead relocating it to an independent territory in Kawang .

Islam

For Islam, Papar is one of the most important places in Sabah after Lahad Datu, as important impulses for the spread of Islam in Sabah emanated from here. The district's first mosque was built in Kampung Laut in 1878. It still exists today under the name Masjid Daerah Papar (Papar District Mosque). There are also several main mosques such as the Masjid Pekan Bongawan and the Masjid Haji Mohd Yaakob in Bongawan and Beringgis.

city

The city is located on the south bank of the Papar River , very close to the sea. There are salt marshes with extensive mangrove forests from Nypa fruticans ( Nipa palms ). Two reinforced concrete bridges lead over the Papar River ; one that, together with a railway bridge, leads directly into the city and another further upstream that connects the old Kota Kinabalu Papar Road with the small villages in the middle of the rice fields.

The city of Papar has 5,984 residents. The city has grown significantly in recent years, but has retained some of its older buildings and looks. The urban planning important buildings and facilities Papars include the District Office, the City Park, the new market hall, the OKK Mahali Park, the Salleh Sulong Hall as well as the new, large Papar Hall , a sports complex with a stadium , a grandstand and a sports hall and a Railway station. Papar recently owns its own public library, which is run as a branch of the Sabah State Library.

Despite some repairs and renovations in recent years, the appearance of the railway bridge has not changed since World War II. It played a certain role in the Allied plans to retake northern Borneo from the Japanese. References to the bridge and the Papar River can be found in reports on the Agas and Semut intelligence operations , and later in the attack plans for Operations Stallion and Oboe 6 .

traffic

Papar is on the Tanjung Aru - Tenom line of the Sabah State Railway . Trains stop at Papar station three times a day in both directions.

tourism

Besides agriculture, tourism is the main source of income in Papar. There are a variety of resorts along the Papar coastline, such as: B. the Beringgis Beach Resort .

Personalities

• Joseph Pairin Kitingan (* 1940), the 7th Prime Minister of Sabah (1985–1994), was born in Papar.

See also

• Papar District

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Census 2010 for Sabah (PDF; 1.9 MB), page 138 ed. from the Bureau of Statistics, Malaysia
2. ^ "Muslim Minority in the Philippines" (PDF; 188 kB) by Abhoud Syed M. Lingga Executive Director, Institute of Bangsamoro Studies
3. ^ ^{A b c} Regina Lim: Federal-state relations in Sabah, Malaysia: the Berjaya administration 1976-85 , Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2008, ISBN 978-981-230-811-5
4. ↑ Public Library of the City of Papar ( Memento of the original from June 13, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed May 26, 2011 
5. ^ Prelude to invasion: covert operations before the re-occupation of Northwest Borneo, 1944-45 , Journal of the Australian War Memorial, accessed August 11, 2011
6. ↑ Timetable Sabah State Railway ( Memento of the original from April 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed May 26, 2011