Tebedu is a border town in the Serian

Serian

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 division of southwestern 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,, on the Malaysia–Indonesia

Indonesia

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n border. It lies approximately 63.2 kilometres (39 mi) south of the state capital Kuching

Kuching

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.

Tebedu is on the main land crossing between Malaysia and Indonesia. It is located along the main road linking Kuching

Kuching

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, 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 Pontianak

Pontianak, Indonesia

Pontianak is the capital of the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan. It is a medium-size industrial city on the island of Borneo. Pontianak occupies an area of 107.82 km² in the delta of the Kapuas River...

, West Kalimantan

West Kalimantan

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. The town on the Indonesian side of the border is Entikong. In 2010, Matrade Sarawak director Omar Mohd Salleh stated that over 90% of Sarawak’s export trade passed through Sungai Tujoh

Sungai Tujoh

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 (on the border with Brunei

Brunei

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) or through Tebedu.

Most of the town’s inhabitants are indigenous people of the 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'...

 tribe.

Neighbouring settlements include:

• Kampung Entubu 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) southwest
• Kampung Bengan 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) northwest
• Kampung Tama 6.7 kilometres (4.2 mi) northeast
• Kampung Sijijak 6.7 kilometres (4.2 mi) northwest
• Kampung Sungan 7.4 kilometres (4.6 mi) north
• Kampung Tesu 7.6 kilometres (4.7 mi) east