Long Napir
Long Napir is a cluster of four settlements of Penan and Kelabit people in the Limbang division of Sarawak, Malaysia. It lies approximately 606 kilometres (377 mi) east-north-east of the state capital Kuching.
Geography
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.
Infrastructure
The Resident Office of Limbang has a "URA Hostel" in the Long Napir for the administrative officer who acts as "Up River Agent". There is a primary school, clinic and public telephones; all electricity is from local generators.
Population
The population in 2007 was 241 families, consisting of:
- Kelabit: 382 adults, 476 children
- Penan: 166 adults, 134 children
Proposed destruction
A proposed hydroelectric dam project in the upper Limbang river would submerge the village and surrounding district.
Neighbouring settlements
Neighbouring settlements include:
- Rumah Sigarsei 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) north
- Rumah Unar 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) northwest
- Long Seridan 21.7 kilometres (13.5 mi) south
- Rumah Danau 23.7 kilometres (14.7 mi) northwest
- Rumah Gani 26.3 kilometres (16.3 mi) northwest
- Rumah Sungai Medalam 30.8 kilometres (19.1 mi) northwest
- Rumah Kedu 31.4 kilometres (19.5 mi) northwest
- Rumah Belong 31.4 kilometres (19.5 mi) northwest
- Rumah Ambau 31.5 kilometres (19.6 mi) northwest
- Rumah Haling 31.5 kilometres (19.6 mi) northwest
References
- ^ "Community-based forest management of SungainMedihit watershed" (PDF). International Tropical Timber Organization. 2007-09-19. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ^ M. Mohizah, S. Julia and W. K. Soh (2006). A Sarawak Gazetteer (PDF). Kuala Lumpur: Sarawak Forestry Department Malaysia and Forest Research Institute Malaysia. ISBN 983-2181-86-0. OCLC 85818866. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ^ "Long Napir, Malaysia". Geonames. 1994-02-10. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
- ^ "Long Napir Hotels - Reviews & Rates - VirtualTourist". Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ^ "Tong Tana" (PDF). Bruno Manser Fonds Association for the Peoples of the Rainforest. 2008-06-24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-03-13. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
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