Long Tebangan is a longhouse settlement in the interior of the Marudi division of Sarawak, Malaysia,[1][2] on the upper Baram River. It lies approximately 541.7 kilometres (337 mi) east-north-east of the state capital Kuching.
Long Tebangan | |
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  Long Tebangan | |
| Coordinates: 3°22′00″N 114°52′00″E / 3.36667°N 114.86667°E | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Sarawak |
| Administrative Division | Marudi |
| Elevation | 212 m (696 ft) |
The Malaysian government announced on 27 January 2007 that Long Tebangan was Kampung Gerakan Daya Wawasan (The Vision Village).[3] However, if the Baram Dam hydroelectric project goes ahead, Long Tebangan will be one of the villages affected by the flooding of 389,000 hectares of jungle.[4]
Neighbouring settlements include:
- Long Tap 5.2 kilometres (3.2 mi) southwest
- Long Akah 10.8 kilometres (6.7 mi) southwest
- Long San 11.9 kilometres (7.4 mi) southwest
- Long Seniai 13.1 kilometres (8.1 mi) northeast
- Long Selatong 15.8 kilometres (9.8 mi) south
- Long Merigong 23.2 kilometres (14.4 mi) northeast
- Long Daloh 25.8 kilometres (16.0 mi) northwest
- Long Apu 26.6 kilometres (16.5 mi) south
- Long Julan 30.6 kilometres (19.0 mi) south
- Long Anap 33.8 kilometres (21.0 mi) south
References
edit- ^ 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 983-2181-86-0. OCLC 85818866. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ^ "Long Tebangan, Malaysia". Geonames. 1994-02-10. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
- ^ "Long Tebangan, Akah, Baram". Retrieved 2011-01-02.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Rania Paran (2010-11-04). "Keratan Akhbar Online" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-01-02.[permanent dead link]
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