Long Tebangan

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
Long Tebangan is located in Borneo
Long Tebangan
Long Tebangan
Coordinates: 3.36667°N 114.86667°E / 3.36667; 114.86667
Country Malaysia
State Sarawak
Administrative DivisionMarudi
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:

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 Tebangan, Malaysia". Geonames. 1994-02-10. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
  3. "Long Tebangan, Akah, Baram". Retrieved 2011-01-02.
  4. Rania Paran (2010-11-04). "Keratan Akhbar Online" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-01-02.


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