Tamparuli
Federal State
Tamparuli is a small town on the west coast of the state of Sabah in Malaysia. It lies about 30 kilometers northeast of the state capital of Kota Kinabalu and is part of the district of Tuaran area West Coast Division. Tamparuli is a sub-district of Tuaran.
Demography
Of the 31,000 inhabitants Tamparulis include 75 % of the Kadazan - Dusun ethnic group, followed by Chinese ( 15%) and Bajau ( 8%).
Origin of the name
The name Tamparuli borrows the words Di tampar oleh air, which means beaten about by the water. It is said that once Tamparuli should be sought from bruneischen dealers it but did not manage because of the swift current to reach the river upstream settlement. Later Di tampar oleh air was then shortened to Tamparuli.
History
The town's origins date back to a village that stood on the raised place on the river bank and was known as Kampung Pengait. The name means village of headhunters. Records of British colonialists started in the 1930s; may be found activities of the North Borneo Chartered Company, however, already taken much earlier.
About the City
Like many small towns in Sabah the city consists of some newer, built in concrete construction houses, and also from old wooden houses. Tamparuli is located on the highway from Kota Kinabalu to Sandakan and is therefore a popular stop for a rest. Tamparuli is the starting point for white-water rafting on the Sungai Kiulu.
Within Tamparuli there are strong aspirations, its own district with its own administration ( district office ) to form. To make this suggestion feed, the impression is on some web presence that conveys Tamparuli already have the status of a district. In fact, the city is still part of the district of Tuaran.
Economy
Although the cultivation of rice and natural rubber is the main occupation of the inhabitants, there are only a few who can do this operate on a large scale as there is little suitable site is available. Therefore, many inhabitants of smallholder agriculture, livestock and fruit and vegetable growing. The products are offered usually in the local market house ( Pasar Tamu ) for sale. The average monthly income is between 180 and 200 euros.
Historic architecture
Tamparuli one of the cities on the west coast of Sabah, whose historical development has been preserved in parts today. These include
- Which was built in the 1930s by British engineers land bridge over the Tuaran River,
- A two shophouses and a smaller home range of traditional shophouses, which follows directly on the market ( tamu ) and
- A two shophouses number of shops, which originally stood in the second row behind a row of two shophouses. This is located directly on the original tamu series of two shophouses no longer exists. The two shophouses fell in 1976 and 2008 in a fire and were replaced by modern buildings.
Attractions
The main landmark of Tamparuli is a long suspension bridge, which is in the song Jambatan Tamparuli, a popular song of the Kadazan - Dusun, sung addition to the historical shophouses. Although a piece was downriver built a road bridge to traffic, persisted the old suspension bridge, as heavy rains flood the road bridge frequently. When the suspension bridge in 2005, eventually fell victim to a storm, a piece was built upriver today's suspension bridge over the Sungai Tuaran.