Long Napir is a cluster of four settlements of
Penan and
Kelabit people in the
Limbang division of
Sarawak
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It lies approximately east-north-east of the state capital
Kuching
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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
Rumah means "house" or "home" in the Indonesian language. It may also refer to:
* Rumah Gadang, the traditional house of Minangkabau people, Indonesia
* Rumah Lanting, the traditional house of Kalimantan, Indonesia
* Rumah, Riyadh
Rimah Governor ...
north
*
Rumah Unar
Rumah means "house" or "home" in the Indonesian language. It may also refer to:
* Rumah Gadang, the traditional house of Minangkabau people, Indonesia
* Rumah Lanting, the traditional house of Kalimantan, Indonesia
* Rumah, Riyadh
Rimah Governor ...
northwest
*
Long Seridan
Long Seridan is a Kelabit people, Kelabit settlement in the Miri, Sarawak, Miri division of Sarawak, Malaysia. It lies approximately east-north-east of the state capital Kuching.
Long Seridan Airport has a STOL runway, originally built by Gurkha ...
south
*
Rumah Danau
Rumah means "house" or "home" in the Indonesian language. It may also refer to:
* Rumah Gadang, the traditional house of Minangkabau people, Indonesia
* Rumah Lanting, the traditional house of Kalimantan, Indonesia
* Rumah, Riyadh
Rimah Governor ...
northwest
*
Rumah Gani northwest
*
Rumah Sungai Medalam northwest
*
Rumah Kedu northwest
*
Rumah Belong northwest
*
Rumah Ambau
Rumah means "house" or "home" in the Indonesian language. It may also refer to:
* Rumah Gadang, the traditional house of Minangkabau people, Indonesia
* Rumah Lanting, the traditional house of Kalimantan, Indonesia
* Rumah, Riyadh
Rimah Governor ...
northwest
*
Rumah Haling
Rumah means "house" or "home" in the Indonesian language. It may also refer to:
* Rumah Gadang, the traditional house of Minangkabau people, Indonesia
* Rumah Lanting, the traditional house of Kalimantan, Indonesia
* Rumah, Riyadh
Rimah Governor ...
northwest
References
{{Sarawak
Villages in Sarawak