Long Lama
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Long Lama | |
|---|---|
Town and district capital | |
  Long Lama  Long Lama | |
| Coordinates: 3°45′52″N 114°24′14″E / 3.76444°N 114.40389°E | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Sarawak |
| Division | Miri |
| District | Marudi |
| Elevation | 49 ft (15 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 37,082[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Malaysia Standard Time) |
Long Lama is a town in Marudi District, Sarawak state in Malaysia.[1] The town is located at 143 km from Miri with a population of 1,500.[2]
The name of the town is taken from a nearby river named "Lamah" that joins into the Baram River. The word "Long" is a Kayan word that means "estuary", so "Long Lama" means "estuary of Lamah river".[2]
History
The Chinese first set foot in this town between 1905 and 1910 and built several shophouses for trading.[2][3] Long Lama was connected to water supply in 1976 and electrical supply in 1986.[2] Cable telephone was only connected in 1990.[2] Ferry services transporting cars across the Baram River started in 2002.[2]
Geography
The town is located at 160 km away from Mulu National Park.[2] Long Lama was submerged in four feet of water during Baram River flood in May 1962.[4]
Climate
Long Lama has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for Long Lama | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.0 (86.0) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.7 (87.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.6 (79.9) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.0 (80.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.2 (73.8) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.4 (74.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 333 (13.1) |
240 (9.4) |
281 (11.1) |
284 (11.2) |
323 (12.7) |
279 (11.0) |
230 (9.1) |
283 (11.1) |
340 (13.4) |
381 (15.0) |
369 (14.5) |
406 (16.0) |
3,749 (147.6) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[5] | |||||||||||||
Economy
In 2017, there were 26 shophouses running various businesses such as groceries, coffeeshops, and hotels.[2]