Long Rapung

Long Rapung
Long Rapung
Coordinates: 3°52′00″N 115°34′00″E / 3.86667°N 115.56667°E / 3.86667; 115.56667
Country  Malaysia
State  Sarawak
Administrative Division Marudi
Elevation 1,443 m (4,734 ft)

Long Rapung is a former settlement in the Marudi division of Sarawak, Malaysia.[1][2] It lies approximately 634.8 kilometres (394 mi) east-north-east of the state capital Kuching. Long Rapung lies in the Dapur River floodplain. It was formerly a village but was evacuated during the Confrontation.[3] Now the shelters provide overnight accommodation hunters and for visitors walking to Ba Kelalan or climbing Gunung Murud.[4]

Neighbouring settlements include:

References

  1. ↑ 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. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
  2. ↑ "Long Rapung, Malaysia". Geonames. 1994-02-10. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
  3. ↑ John H. Beaman (June 1999). "Preliminary Enumeration of the Summit Flora, Mount Murud, Kelabit Highlands, Sarawak" (PDF). ASEAN Review of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation (ARBEC). Retrieved 2011-01-28.
  4. ↑ "Long Rapung our 1st nightstop. infested with sandflies, they are worst [sic] than mossies". Retrieved 2011-01-28.
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