Lio Matoh
Place in Sarawak, Malaysia
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Lio Matoh (also known as Lio Matu) is a remote Kenyah Badeng longhouse settlement in the mountainous interior of the Marudi division of Sarawak, Malaysia,[1] not far from the border with Indonesia.[2] It lies approximately 572.6 kilometres (356 mi) east-north-east of the state capital Kuching.
Lio Matoh | |
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  Lio Matoh | |
| Coordinates: 3.16667°N 115.23333°E | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Sarawak |
| Administrative Division | Marudi |
| Elevation | 1,802 m (5,912 ft) |
Travel to Lio Matoh involves a four-hour 4WD drive from Long San, or it is possible to trek between Lio Matoh and Bario,[3] but it takes seven to nine days.[4] The Baram River begins as a stream near Bario, and it flows through Lio Matoh, the highest that small boats can navigate.[5] It is possible to travel downriver from Lio Matoh by longboat: it takes two days to get to Long San by this method.[6]
Neighbouring settlements include:
- Long Metapa 7.6 kilometres (4.7 mi) east
- Long Tungan 8.3 kilometres (5.2 mi) southwest
- Long Sait 16.2 kilometres (10.1 mi) north
- Long Banga 17.1 kilometres (10.6 mi) east
- Long Selaan 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
- Long Pasia in Sabah.
- Long Mio in Sabah.
