Papar is a town located in West Coast Division, in the center of Sabah, east Malaysia on the island of Borneo. Its population was estimated to be around 59,000 in 1991, almost evenly divided between ethnic Kadazan and Malay. It is 38 kilometers south of Kota Kinabalu and is one of the stops on the North Borneo Railway. West Coast Division is an administrative division of Sabah, east Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. ... State motto: Sabah Maju Jaya Capital Kota Kinabalu Governor Ahmadshah Abdullah Chief Minister Hj. ... Borneo and Sulawesi Borneo (politically divided between Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei) is the third largest island in the world. ... The Kadazan is the largest ethnic group in Sabah (a state in Malaysia) making up about one third of the population. ... Malays (Dutch, Malayo, ultimately from Malay: Melayu) are a diverse group of people living in the Malay archipelago and Malay peninsula in South East Asia. ... Kota Kinabalu (354,153 estimated population 2000, 900,000 including suburban areas), formerly Jesselton, is the capital of Sabah, east Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. ...