Sabuah desa nelayan nan banamo Api-Api (caliak Namo asa dibawah) akhianyo dipiliah dek posisinyo nan dakek jo Layanan Kareta Api Borneo Utara dan marupoan palabuahan alam nan talinduangi dari angin.
This fishing village named Api-Api (see Original names above) was chosen due to its proximity to the North Borneo Railway and its natural port that provided good anchorage, which was up to 24 feet deep.