Tebakang

Tebakang
Tebakang
Country	Malaysia
State	Sarawak
Administrative Division	Serian
Elevation	76 m (249 ft)

Tebakang (also known as Tebekang or Tabekang) is a village in the Serian division of Sarawak, Malaysia,^[1]^[2] between Serian and Tebedu. It is about 15 minutes drive from Serian Town. Tebakang lies approximately 56.9 kilometres (35 mi) south-south-east of the state capital Kuching.^[2]

The population of Tebakang, over 2000, is predominantly Bidayuh tribespeople and Malays, and the village is divided into two villages by the Sadong River (Sungai Sadong - in Malay). The settlement on the main road side is named Kampung Bidayuh Tebakang and on the other side of the Sadong River is Kampung Melayu Tebakang.^[3] The school in Tebakang has seven classrooms, seventeen teachers, and caters for 260 students.^[4]

During Charles Vyner Brooke’s era, Fort Tebakang was built as an administrative centre in 1929.^[5]

The Tebakang area has some striking limestone hills with vertical cliffs.^[6]

Neighbouring settlements include:

Kampung Piching 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) west
Kampung Tebakang 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) east
Kampung Pesa 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) north
Kampung Siu 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) south
Kampung Daso 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) northeast
Kampung Kuran 5.6 kilometres (3.5 mi) east
Kampung Sorah 5.9 kilometres (3.7 mi) east

References

^ 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.
^ ^a ^b "Tebakang, Malaysia". Geonames. 2010-08-09. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
^ "Floods, landslides after non-stop rain – my Sarawak". 2009-01-12. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
^ Hilary Awan (2010-02-11). "Bacalah Sayang" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-01-05.
^ Ar. Mike Boon (2010-04-28). Kuching – Old World Charm, Leading To A Heritage City In The Making (PDF). Sarawak Heritage Society. p. 38. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
^ "Sarawak Lens: Limestone Hills of Tebakang". 2011-01-03. Retrieved 2011-01-05.

[Gaz-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.

[Geonames-2] "Tebakang, Malaysia". Geonames. 2010-08-09. Retrieved 2010-12-27.

[T42815147-3] "Floods, landslides after non-stop rain – my Sarawak". 2009-01-12. Retrieved 2011-01-05.

[PDF-1266416498-4] Hilary Awan (2010-02-11). "Bacalah Sayang" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-01-05.

[PDF1327515566-5] Ar. Mike Boon (2010-04-28). Kuching – Old World Charm, Leading To A Heritage City In The Making (PDF). Sarawak Heritage Society. p. 38. Retrieved 2011-01-02.

[T32903719-6] "Sarawak Lens: Limestone Hills of Tebakang". 2011-01-03. Retrieved 2011-01-05.

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