Long Apu
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Long Apu is a longhouse in the mountainous interior of the Marudi division of Sarawak
, Malaysia. It lies approximately 527.5 kilometres (328 mi) east-north-east of the state capital Kuching
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The village is located on the Baram river and is known for white water rafting events. The people are from the Kenyah and Kayan tribes. If the Baram dam hydroelectric project goes ahead, Long Apu 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. It lies approximately 527.5 kilometres (328 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....
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The village is located on the Baram river and is known for white water rafting events. The people are from the Kenyah and Kayan tribes. If the Baram dam hydroelectric project goes ahead, Long Apu will be one of the villages affected by the flooding of 389,000 hectares of jungle.
Neighbouring settlements include:
- Long Julan 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) southwest
- Long Anap 7.4 kilometres (4.6 mi) south
- Long PalaiLong Palai-External links:*...
9.5 kilometres (5.9 mi) south - Long Selatong 11.1 kilometres (6.9 mi) north
- Lio Lesong 17.6 kilometres (10.9 mi) south
- Long San 18.9 kilometres (11.7 mi) north
- Long Akah 20.7 kilometres (12.9 mi) north