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Papar River

The 883rd longest river in the world

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The Papar River (Malay: Sungai Papar, Coastal Kadazan: Bavang Papar) is a river in West Coast Division, northwestern Sabah of Malaysia. It has a total length of 60 km (37 miles) from its headwaters in the mountains of northwest Sabah to its outlet at the South China Sea, northwest of Papar town. It originates in the mountains in the interior Papar, Penampang and Tuaran Districts, which form part of the Crocker Range system. This includes the areas of Babagon, Bonobukan, Buayan, Central Papar, Gramatoi, Himpangno, Kaiduan, Kalangan, Kawari, Kogopon, Lingan, Mandalipau, Marahang, Padawan, Terian, Tiku and Ulu Papar.

Flows through: Malaysia.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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