[3] The urea plant is planned to double Petronas's current total production capacity of urea to 2.6 million tonnes per annum (mtpa),[4] while the ammonia plant will produce 740,000 million metric tons per annum.

[5] Sipitang town hosts the biennial GATA (Gasing and Tamu Besar) festival since 2003.

This festival features cultural events such as traditional games, music and dance performances, mainly of the predominant indigenous group in Sipitang district, that is the Kedayan, Lundayeh/Lun Bawang, Murut and Brunei Malay.

A 10 million project for the construction of an esplanade and a welcoming arch in Sipitang district was launched in 2007.

The Long Pasia area is one of the popular tourist destination in Sabah, which places among others, the Maga waterfall and Kerangas park.