Bukitan
Total population	410
Regions with significant populations	Sarawak Sarawak Sarawak is one of two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo. Known as Bumi Kenyalang , Sarawak is situated on the north-west of the island. It is the largest state in Malaysia followed by Sabah, the second largest state located to the North- East.The administrative capital is Kuching, which...  and East Kalimantan East Kalimantan East Kalimantan is the second largest Indonesian province, located on the Kalimantan region on the east of Borneo island. The resource-rich province has two major cities, Samarinda and Balikpapan...
Dialects	Lugat
Religion	Christianity Christianity Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...  and Animist
Related ethnic groups	Ukit, Sian, Kejaman, Sekapan and Lahanan

Bukitan (also known as Baketan) is a small tribe living in the state of Sarawak

Sarawak

Sarawak is one of two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo. Known as Bumi Kenyalang , Sarawak is situated on the north-west of the island. It is the largest state in Malaysia followed by Sabah, the second largest state located to the North- East.The administrative capital is Kuching, which...

, East Malaysia. They are found in Bintulu

Bintulu

Bintulu is a coastal town, and the capital of Bintulu District in the Bintulu Division of Sarawak, Malaysia. It is about 650 kilometers from Kuching and about 215 kilometers from either Sibu or Miri....

 division. Not many of these people are left due to intermarriages with other tribes.

Their origin is from Palin, Kalimantan

Kalimantan

In English, the term Kalimantan refers to the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo, while in Indonesian, the term "Kalimantan" refers to the whole island of Borneo....

. They moved in to Sarawak via Lubok Antu

Lubok Antu

Lubok Antu is a district in Sri Aman Division in the state of Sarawak, Malaysia. It borders with Indonesia . The people here are predominantly Ibans. Most of the economical activities here are farming ....

 and settled there for a few years (legend has it was for about a few hundred years). Then, in came the marauding Iban

Iban people

The Ibans are a branch of the Dayak peoples of Borneo. In Malaysia, most Ibans are located in Sarawak, a small portion in Sabah and some in west Malaysia. They were formerly known during the colonial period by the British as Sea Dayaks. Ibans were renowned for practising headhunting and...

s from Kapuas (in Kalimantan

Kalimantan

In English, the term Kalimantan refers to the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo, while in Indonesian, the term "Kalimantan" refers to the whole island of Borneo....

), a powerful headhunting

Headhunting

Headhunting is the practice of taking a person's head after killing them. Headhunting was practised in historic times in parts of China, India, Nigeria, Nuristan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Borneo, Indonesia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Japan, Micronesia, Melanesia, New Zealand, and the Amazon Basin, as...

 tribe at that time, attacking them and chasing them out of their homeland.

They fled to Saribas

Saribas

Saribas is an area made up of the three main rivers in the Betong Division of Sarawak, Malaysia. The three rivers are Batang Layar, Batang Paku, and Batang Rimbas....

 which is what is now in the Betong Division

Betong Division

Betong Division, formed on March 26, 2002, is the 11th and newest of the eleven administrative divisions in Sarawak, east Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. Formerly part of Sri Aman Division, Betong is in the Saribas area...

. There, they settled and built their community. During those years, they co-existed with the Ibans, after a peace sealed by the marriage of the daughter of their leader Entinggi to the son of the Iban chief Tindin. After many years, due to some misunderstandings, war broke out with the Ibans and they lost. They again fled to various places before settling in Sg. Merit, Bintulu

Bintulu

Bintulu is a coastal town, and the capital of Bintulu District in the Bintulu Division of Sarawak, Malaysia. It is about 650 kilometers from Kuching and about 215 kilometers from either Sibu or Miri....

 and its vicinity until today.

Evidence of Bukitan existence can be found in areas such as the Saribas (Paku

Ulu Paku

Ulu Paku is an area the small district of Spaoh, Sarawak, Malaysia. It is a primarily native Iban area. It is made up of 11 Iban longhouses . The lounghouses here, despite being called longhouses are relatively short with the longest is only around 25 biliks or houses...

, Layar

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 and Rimbas) and Lubok Antu

Lubok Antu

Lubok Antu is a district in Sri Aman Division in the state of Sarawak, Malaysia. It borders with Indonesia . The people here are predominantly Ibans. Most of the economical activities here are farming ....

 in the form of burial grounds, name of places and ancient orchards.