Long Apu

Long Apu is a longhouse in the mountainous interior of the Marudi division of Sarawak, Malaysia.[1][2] It lies approximately 527.5 kilometres (328 mi) east-north-east of the state capital Kuching.

Long Apu
Long Apu
Coordinates: 3.13333°N 114.81667°E / 3.13333; 114.81667
Country	Malaysia
State	Sarawak
Administrative Division	Marudi
Elevation	1,065 m (3,494 ft)

The village is located on the Baram River and is known for white water rafting events.[3] The people are from the Kenyah. Most of the villagers are dependent on the natural resources to sustain their daily needs, especially for food. They go hunting and cultivate paddy huma. The baram river is one of the main source to gain foods and money. There are a number of other small drainage close to this village which are able to be visited by using boats. If the Baram Dam hydroelectric project goes ahead, Long Apu will be one of the villages affected by the flooding of 389,000 hectares of jungle.[4]

Neighbouring settlements include:

• Long Julan 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) southwest
• Long Anap 7.4 kilometres (4.6 mi) south
• Long Palai 9.5 kilometres (5.9 mi) south
• Long Selatong 11.1 kilometres (6.9 mi) north
• Lio Lesong 17.6 kilometres (10.9 mi) south
• Long San 18.9 kilometres (11.7 mi) north
• Long Akah 20.7 kilometres (12.9 mi) north

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
2. "Long Apu, Malaysia". Geonames. 1994-02-10. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
3. "Kuching Talk" (PDF). 2007-09-28. p. 20. ISSN 1823-9625. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
4. Rania Paran (2010-11-04). "Keratan Akhbar Online" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-01-02.