Tamparuli

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Tamparuli
Town
Other transcription(s)
• Simplified Chinese	担波罗里
• Traditional Chinese	擔波羅里
Colonial-era shoplots in downtown Tamparuli
Etymology: Temporary suspension bridge
Tamparuli
Coordinates: 6°8′N 116°16′E / 6.133°N 116.267°E / 6.133; 116.267
Country	Malaysia
State	Sabah
Division	West Coast
District	Tuaran
Government
• Body	Tamparuli Minor District Office and Tuaran District Council
• Assistant District Officer	Herman Tunggiging
• DUN	Yang Berhormat Datuk Jahid Jahim
Area
• Total	499.00 km2 (192.665 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,402
	The population around Tamparuli only and does not include the whole minor district of Tamparuli.
Time zone	UTC+8 (MST)
Postal code	8925X
Area code	088
Neighborhood Area	Tuaran, Topokon, Kiulu, Pekan Nabalu
Tamu (Weekly Market)	Wednesday
Website	ww2.sabah.gov.my/dktmp/

Tamparuli is a small town and a sub-district of Tuaran on the west coast of Sabah, Malaysia located just off the Kota Kinabalu - Sandakan road, making it a stop for a snack or meal for travelers taking this route from the direction of Kota Kinabalu. The town is also a stop en route to the town of Kiulu, a whitewater rafting destination for domestic and foreign tourists.^{[citation needed]}. It is populated mainly by native Dusuns, while a sizeable Chinese community (of whom most are Hakkas) runs most of the shops in the town proper.

As with many other small towns in Sabah and indeed Malaysia as a whole, the town itself consists of both newer concrete shoplots as well as old wooden ones, which are particularly prone to destruction by fire as evidenced in the destruction of one of the wooden shoplots in recent years. Now, Tamparuli is said to have the potential to grow with the convenience of a new shop site called Tamparuli Point. The most famous landmark in Tamparuli is a long hanging bridge; another bridge built more safer and compatibly for motor traffic spans the river far below the hanging bridge and is frequently flooded during heavy rain.^{[citation needed]} A portion of said motor bridge was once destroyed by floods in 1854 but was rebuilt not long after.^[1]