Tebakang
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Tebakang is a village in the Serian
division of Sarawak
, Malaysia, between Serian and Tebedu. It is about 15 minutes drive from Serian Town. Tebakang lies approximately 56.9 kilometres (35 mi) south-south-east of the state capital Kuching
.
The population of Tebakang, over 2000, is predominantly Bidayuh
tribespeople and Malays, and the village is divided into two villages by the Sadong River (Sungai Sadong - in Malay). The settlement on the main road side is named Kampung Bidayuh
Tebakang and on the other side of the Sadong River is Kampung Melayu Tebakang. The school in Tebakang has seven classrooms, seventeen teachers, and caters for 260 students.
During Charles Vyner Brooke
’s era, Fort Tebakang was built as an administrative centre in 1929.
The Tebakang area has some striking limestone
hills with vertical cliffs.
Neighbouring settlements include:
Serian
Serian may refer to:* Syrian , An Italian synthpop band* Syrian Jews* Syrian Wars, a series of six wars between the Seleucid Empire and the Ptolemaic Kingdom* Ephrem the SyrianIn places:* Serian, Punjab, a town in Punjab, Pakistan...
division 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...
, Malaysia, between Serian and Tebedu. It is about 15 minutes drive from Serian Town. Tebakang lies approximately 56.9 kilometres (35 mi) south-south-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 population of Tebakang, over 2000, is predominantly Bidayuh
Bidayuh
Bidayuh is the collective name for several indigenous groups found in southern Sarawak, on the island of Borneo, that are broadly similar in language and culture . The name "Bidayuh" means 'inhabitants of land'...
tribespeople and Malays, and the village is divided into two villages by the Sadong River (Sungai Sadong - in Malay). The settlement on the main road side is named Kampung Bidayuh
Bidayuh
Bidayuh is the collective name for several indigenous groups found in southern Sarawak, on the island of Borneo, that are broadly similar in language and culture . The name "Bidayuh" means 'inhabitants of land'...
Tebakang and on the other side of the Sadong River is Kampung Melayu Tebakang. The school in Tebakang has seven classrooms, seventeen teachers, and caters for 260 students.
During Charles Vyner Brooke
Charles Vyner Brooke
Vyner, Rajah of Sarawak, GCMG was the third and final White Rajah of Sarawak.-Early life:...
’s era, Fort Tebakang was built as an administrative centre in 1929.
The Tebakang area has some striking limestone
Limestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....
hills with vertical cliffs.
Neighbouring settlements include:
- Kampung Piching 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) west
- Kampung Tebakang 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) east
- Kampung Pesa 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) north
- Kampung Siu 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) south
- Kampung Daso 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) northeast
- Kampung Kuran 5.6 kilometres (3.5 mi) east
- Kampung Sorah 5.9 kilometres (3.7 mi) east