Kerangan Pinggai (also known as Krangan Pinggai) is a longhouse on the Paku river[1] in the Saratok division of Sarawak, Malaysia.[2][3] It lies approximately 133.6 kilometres (83 mi) east of the state capital Kuching.
Kerangan Pinggai | |
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  Kerangan Pinggai | |
| Coordinates: 1°32′00″N 111°32′00″E / 1.53333°N 111.53333°E | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Sarawak |
| Administrative Division | Saratok |
| Elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
Benedict Sandin, Iban ethnologist, historian, and Curator of the Sarawak Museum in Kuching was born in Kerangan Pinggai in 1918.[1]
Neighbouring settlements include:
- Belabak 0 kilometres (0.0 mi) north
- Matop 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) west
- Tanjong 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) west
- Samu 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) north
- Beduru 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) southwest
- Pelandok 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) southwest
- Udau 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) northeast
- Engkerbai 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) northeast
- Sengiam 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) north
- Pelawa 5.2 kilometres (3.2 mi) southwest
References
edit- ^ a b John Postill (2005-07-17). "Literacy among the Iban of Sarawak: a reply to Maurice Bloch" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
- ^ M. Mohizah, S. Julia and W. K. Soh (2006). A Sarawak Gazetteer (PDF). Kuala Lumpur: Sarawak Forestry Department Malaysia and Forest Research Institute Malaysia. ISBN 9832181860. OCLC 85818866. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ^ "Kerangan Pinggai, Malaysia". Geonames. 2010-08-09. Retrieved 2010-12-27.