Long Napir

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Country Malaysia
Elevation
201 m (659 ft)
Long Napir
Long Napir is located in Borneo
Long Napir
Long Napir
Coordinates: 4°10′00″N 115°08′00″E / 4.16667°N 115.13333°E / 4.16667; 115.13333
Country Malaysia
State Sarawak
Administrative DivisionLimbang
Elevation
201 m (659 ft)

Long Napir is a cluster of four settlements of Penan and Kelabit people[1] in the Limbang division of Sarawak, Malaysia.[2][3] It lies approximately 606 kilometres (377 mi) east-north-east of the state capital Kuching.

Long Napir is located at the confluence of two rivers, Sungai Medihit and Sungai Limbang, about 90 miles from Limbang. The nearest town is Nanga Medamit; this can be reached in about four hours by 4WD vehicle on logging tracks, but the journey by river takes a day.[1]

Infrastructure

The Resident Office of Limbang has a "URA Hostel" in the Long Napir for the administrative officer who acts as "Up River Agent".[4] There is a primary school, clinic and public telephones; all electricity is from local generators.[1]

Population

The population in 2007 was 241 families,[1] consisting of:

  • Kelabit: 382 adults, 476 children
  • Penan: 166 adults, 134 children

Proposed destruction

Neighbouring settlements

References

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