Lio Matoh
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Lio Matoh is a remote Kenyah longhouse settlement in the mountainous interior of the Marudi division of Sarawak
, Malaysia, not far from the border with Indonesia. It lies approximately 572.6 kilometres (356 mi) east-north-east of the state capital Kuching
.
Travel to Lio Matoh involves a four-hour 4WD drive from Long San, or it is possible to trek between Lio Matoh and Bario
, but it takes seven to nine days. The Baram River
begins as a stream near Bario, and it flows through Lio Matoh, the highest that small boats can navigate. It is possible to travel downriver from Lio Matoh by longboat: it takes two days to get to Long San by this method.
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, not far from the border with Indonesia. It lies approximately 572.6 kilometres (356 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....
.
Travel to Lio Matoh involves a four-hour 4WD drive from Long San, or it is possible to trek between Lio Matoh and Bario
Bario
Bario is a Malaysian village located in the centre of the Kelabit Highlands in the north east of Sarawak, very close to the international border with Indonesian Kalimantan, and 3280 feet above sea level. It is the main settlement in the Kelabit Highlands...
, but it takes seven to nine days. The 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....
begins as a stream near Bario, and it flows through Lio Matoh, the highest that small boats can navigate. It is possible to travel downriver from Lio Matoh by longboat: it takes two days to get to Long San by this method.
Neighbouring settlements include:
- Long Metapa 7.6 kilometres (4.7 mi) east
- Long Tungan 8.3 kilometres (5.2 mi) southwest
- Long Salt 16.2 kilometres (10.1 mi) north
- Long Banga 17.1 kilometres (10.6 mi) east
- Long SelaanLong Selaan-External links:*...
19.1 kilometres (11.9 mi) southwest - Long Moh 21.6 kilometres (13.4 mi) southwest
- Long Peluan 22.1 kilometres (13.7 mi) northeast
- Long Baleh 25.1 kilometres (15.6 mi) northeast
- Long Datih 32.4 kilometres (20.1 mi) north
- Lepu Wei 32.8 kilometres (20.4 mi) northeast