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Sipitang
is a small town in Sabah, Malaysia.
It is the closest town in Sabah to
the Sarawak border, and is 44
kilometres south of Beaufort and 144 kilometres
south of Kota Kinabalu, the state capital.
The major
economic activities in Sipitang district are timber related. A pulp and
paper mill plant was constructed in 1987 and is operated by Sabah Forest
Industries, currently a subsidiary of Indian company, Ballarpur Industries
Limited. Generally, these activities does not directly benefit the locals.
Most of the locals are involved in subsistence farming and fishing.
The town is set to become one of Sabah's oil and gas industry centre
following the state government's decision to build an oil and gas
industrial park in Sipitang and the national oil company - Petronas's
decision to build Sabah ammonia and urea plant in this town.
The villages of Long Pasia and Long Mio and their surrounding conservation
area are located in Sipitang district. The Long Pasia area is one of the
popular tourist destination in Sabah,
which places among others, the Maga waterfall and Kerangas park.
Sources:
Wikipedia
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