Pa Umor
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Pa Umor is a settlement in the Marudi division of Sarawak
, Malaysia. It lies approximately 623.9 kilometres (388 mi) east-north-east of the state capital Kuching
.
The village lies about an hour’s walk east of Bario
, and is only a few kilometres from the Indonesian border. There is a salt spring close to Pa Umor, significant because, without a local source of salt, inhabitants would have to travel to the coast for it.
In 2007 the village population was made up of about forty Kelabit families.
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 623.9 kilometres (388 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....
.
The village lies about an hour’s walk east of 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...
, and is only a few kilometres from the Indonesian border. There is a salt spring close to Pa Umor, significant because, without a local source of salt, inhabitants would have to travel to the coast for it.
In 2007 the village population was made up of about forty Kelabit families.
Neighbouring settlements include:
- BarioBarioBario 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...
7.6 kilometres (4.7 mi) west - Pa Lungan 7.6 kilometres (4.7 mi) north
- Pa Main 11.1 kilometres (6.9 mi) south
- Pa Mada 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south
- Pa Bangar 15.3 kilometres (9.5 mi) south
- Long Semirang 15.8 kilometres (9.8 mi) west
- Long Rapung 15.8 kilometres (9.8 mi) north
- Long Danau 18.6 kilometres (11.6 mi) south
- Pa Dali 20.7 kilometres (12.9 mi) south
- Ramudu Hulu 20.7 kilometres (12.9 mi) south