Marudi is a town on 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....

 in the north 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...

 which borders the state of Sabah

Sabah

Sabah is one of 13 member states of Malaysia. It is located on the northern portion of the island of Borneo. It is the second largest state in the country after Sarawak, which it borders on its southwest. It also shares a border with the province of East Kalimantan of Indonesia in the south...

 in Malaysia and the small country of Brunei

Brunei

Brunei , officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace , is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia...

. Marudi is a quiet river town situated inland from Miri, similar in size to Kapit though nowhere near as busy. Its main attraction is yet another of the Brooke outposts, the beige wooden Fort Hose. It is the cultural heart of Sarawak's highland tribesfolk, collectively called Orang Ulu.

Marudi, a riverine town about 100 km upriver from Kuala Baram, is the largest town in the sparsely populated Baram district. It is also the district administrative headquarters and has been since the days of the White Rajahs

White Rajahs

White Rajahs refers to a dynasty that founded and ruled the Kingdom of Sarawak from 1841 to 1946, namely the Brookes, who came originally from England. A Rajah is a monarch in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.-Rulers:...

. Marudi used to be a stepping stone to a well known tourist destination, Gunung Mulu National Park

Gunung Mulu National Park

Gunung Mulu National Park near Miri, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that encompasses incredible caves and karst formations in a mountainous equatorial rainforest setting...

. Pioneer tourists would travel from Miri

Miri

Miri is a city in northern Sarawak, Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. It is the second largest city in Sarawak, with a population of about 300,000, and the government administrative centre of Miri District in Miri Division....

 to Marudi first, and then from the river, tourists would have to use long boats cutting through few adventurous rapids upstream before reaching Mulu. With the completion of a small airport at Mulu, most tourists prefer to take the Twin Otters direct from Miri airport.

Transportation

Airport

In terms of air connectivity, Marudi is served by an airport. The main airport, Marudi Airport

Marudi Airport

Marudi Airport is an airport in Marudi, a town in the state of Sarawak in Malaysia.-Airlines and destinations:-External links:* at Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad...

 (MUR) is located in the town. Twin Otter flights frequently Miri up to five times daily, and also serve 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...

, Long Banga, Long Lellang, Long Akah and Long Seridan. The airport is a 10-minute (1 km) walk east of the centre.

Express Boat Terminal

Express boats between Marudi and Kuala Baram operate regularly until 3pm. If you miss the last bus from Kuala Baram to Miri, you will have to get a taxi.

Marudi Government Departments / Emergency call

• District Office 085-755211, 755770
• District Council 085-755755
• Police Station 085-755221, 755222, 755751
• Marudi Hospital 085-755511 (24-hour hotline)
• Fire Station 085-755189
• Sesco (power station) 085-755231

Banks

• Public Bank
  Public Bank
  Public Bank Berhad is a bank based in Malaysia. Public Bank is currently the biggest domestic bank in Malaysia by shareholders' funds. It focuses on retail customers and small to medium sized enterprises. The bank was founded in 1966 by Teh Hong Piow, the then general manager of Malayan Banking...
  
    (with ATM accepted VISA, MASTER and so on)
• RHB Bank
  RHB Bank
  RHB Bank Berhad is a bank based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It specializes in commercial banking, corporate and investment banking and international banking services...
  
  /finance (with ATM)
• AmBank
  AmBank
  AMMB Holdings is currently the fifth largest banking group in Malaysia, with more than 200 branches and their outlets , providing individuals and businesses with a range of financial services and products.AmBank Group was founded in 1975 as Arab-Malaysian Development Bank, by Merchant Banking...
  
  /finance (with ATM accepted VISA, MASTER and so on)
• Bank Simpanan Nasional
  Bank Simpanan Nasional
  Bank Simpanan Nasional is a government owned bank in Malaysia.- History :BSN was incorporated on 1 December 1974 under the Ministry of Finance. With its incorporation, BSN has taken over all the duties and responsibilities of the Post Office Savings Bank...
  
  (with ATM accepted VISA, MASTER and so on)

Education

Kindergarten

• Marudi Methodist
• Yuk Ying
• Good Sheperd Holy Infant

Primary school

• SJK Chung Hua Primary School
• SJK Sungai Jaong Primary School
• SRB Qiao Nang Primary School
• SRB Hua Nang Primary School
• Good Shepherd Primary School
• Dato Sharif Hamid Primary School

Secondary school

• SMK Telang Usan
• SMK Marudi

College and technic school

• Technic College (vehicle)