Long Peluan

Long Peluan is a settlement in the Marudi division of Sarawak, Malaysia.[1][2] It lies approximately 594.4 kilometres (369 mi) east-north-east of the state capital Kuching.

Long Peluan
Long Peluan is located in Borneo
Long Peluan
Long Peluan
Coordinates: 3.2614°N 115.4083°E / 3.2614; 115.4083
Country Malaysia
State Sarawak
Administrative DivisionMarudi
Elevation
1,125 m (3,691 ft)

The village is located in the Ulu Baram area in the interior of Sarawak. The nearby village of Long Banga is about four hour’ walk away,[3] and has an airport and a clinic that serves the surrounding villages including Long Peluan.[4] A logging road now links Long Peluan with Long Banga, Merawa Camp, and other villages downstream.[5]

The village is on the outer limits of Kelabit territory and the people are predominantly Kelabits, though some members of the related Sa'ban tribe also live in Long Peluan.[6]

Neighbouring settlements include:

  • Long Baleh 2.9 kilometres (1.8 mi) northeast
  • Long Banga 7.4 kilometres (4.6 mi) south
  • Lepu Wei 10.9 kilometres (6.8 mi) northeast
  • Long Metapa 14.8 kilometres (9.2 mi) southwest
  • Lio Matoh 22.1 kilometres (13.7 mi) southwest
  • Long Salt 25.1 kilometres (15.6 mi) west
  • Long Tungan 30.4 kilometres (18.9 mi) southwest
  • Ramudu Hulu 33.2 kilometres (20.6 mi) north
  • Long Lellang 33.4 kilometres (20.8 mi) northwest
  • Aro Kangan 33.6 kilometres (20.9 mi) northwest

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Long Peluan, Malaysia". Geonames. 2010-08-03. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
  3. Charles de Ledesma; Mark Lewis; Pauline Savage (28 October 2003). Rough guide to Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei. Rough Guides. pp. 498–. ISBN 978-1-84353-094-7. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  4. "Langkau Fiction". December 2006. Archived from the original on 2011-02-28. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  5. "Telang Usan: The Baram River of Sarawak". 2011-02-08. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
  6. Iain F. C. S. Clayre (June 1970). "Notes on the Sa'ban Language" (PDF). Borneo Research Bulletin. 2 (1): 9. Retrieved 2011-02-20.


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