Papar District
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Papar District Daerah Papar |
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Papar District Council office.
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| Coordinates: 5°44′00″N 115°56′00″E / 5.73333°N 115.93333°ECoordinates: 5°44′00″N 115°56′00″E / 5.73333°N 115.93333°E | ||
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 Malaysia
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| State |
 Sabah
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| Division | West Coast | |
| Capital | Papar | |
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| • District Officer | Mohd. Rafik Hj. Abdul Jubar | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1,234 km2 (476 sq mi) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 124,420 | |
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The Papar District (Malay: Daerah Papar) is an administrative district in the Malaysian state of Sabah, part of the West Coast Division which includes the districts of Kota Belud, Kota Kinabalu, Papar, Penampang, Putatan, Ranau and Tuaran. The capital of the district is in Papar Town.
The name 'Papar' comes from a Bruneian word meaning 'flat or open land'.
As with most of the west coast of Sabah, it was originally ruled by the Bruneian sultanate. Its first local leader was Datu Amir Bahar, of Bajau descent. It was then handed to Overbeck and Dent brothers in 1877 by the Sultanate of Brunei. The first British officer to serve in Papar was H.L. Leicester, who took office in February 1878 aiming to increase Papar's revenues. He was replaced by Alfred Hart Everett after failing to improve Papar's economic outlook.
According to the last census in 2010, the population of Papar district is estimated to be around 124,420 inhabitants, comprising Bruneian Malay (especially in Benoni, Buang Sayang, Bongawan, Kampung Laut, Kelanahan, Kimanis, Kinarut), Kadazan-Dusun (especially in Rampazan, Limbahau, Kinarut, Kopimpinan, Lakut, Mondolipau, Koiduan, Ulu Kimanis, Sumbiling, Limputung) and Bajau (mainly in Pengalat Besar, Pengalat Kecil, Kawang, Beringgis). A significant number of Chinese comprising Hakka and Hokkien peoples also exists in the district. As in other districts of Sabah, there are a significant number of illegal immigrants from the nearby southern Philippines, mainly from the Sulu Archipelago and Mindanao, many of whom are not included in the population statistics.
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