Long Pasia

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Long Pasia
Village
Long Pasia
Coordinates: 4°24′28″N 115°43′19″E / 4.40778°N 115.72194°E / 4.40778; 115.72194Coordinates: 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	Yusop Kaya
Population
• Total	1,000

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.

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 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:-

• (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
• Other areas adjacent to Long Pasia Village and Long Mio Village to be developed ^[1]

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