Long Tebangan
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Long Tebangan is a longhouse settlement in the interior of the Marudi division of Sarawak
, Malaysia, on the upper Baram river
. It lies approximately 541.7 kilometres (337 mi) east-north-east of the state capital Kuching
.
The Malaysian government announced on 27 January 2007 that Long Tebangan was Kampung Gerakan Daya Wawasan (The Vision Village). 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.
Neighbouring settlements include:
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...
, Malaysia, on the upper Baram river
Baram River
The Baram river is a river in Sarawak, East Malaysia on the island of Borneo. The river originates in the central Iran Mountains and flows westwards through tropical rainforest to the South China Sea....
. It lies approximately 541.7 kilometres (337 mi) east-north-east of the state capital Kuching
Kuching
Kuching , officially the City of Kuching, and formerly the City of Sarawak, is the capital and most populous city of the East Malaysian state of Sarawak. It is the largest city on the island of Borneo, and the fourth largest city in Malaysia....
.
The Malaysian government announced on 27 January 2007 that Long Tebangan was Kampung Gerakan Daya Wawasan (The Vision Village). 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.
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 mi) northwest
- Long Apu 26.6 kilometres (16.5 mi) south
- Long Julan 30.6 kilometres (19 mi) south
- Long Anap 33.8 kilometres (21 mi) south