Sebauh is a district of

Bintulu Division Bintulu Division is one of the twelve administrative divisions of Sarawak, Malaysia. It has a total area of 12,166.2 square kilometres, and is the third largest division after Kapit Division and Miri Division. Bintulu Division consists of two dis ...

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. It shares a boundary with Miri, Baram,

Kapit Division Kapit Division, formed on 2 April 1973, is one of the twelve administrative divisions in Sarawak, Malaysia. It has a total area of 38,934 square kilometres, and is the largest of the administrative divisions of Sarawak. Its population (year 202 ...

, Belaga and

Tatau Tatau is a town, and the capital of the Tatau District (4,945.8 square kilometres) in Bintulu Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. The district's reported total population for Tatau (year 2010 census) was 30,383. Tatau became a district in 1987. Bef ...

. It has a total area of roughly 5,262.90 square kilometres. Sebauh town is a main administrative and economy centre of Sebauh district.

Demography

The population of Sebauh district (year 2000 census) was 21,754. Despite being almost equivalent in size of land and population to

Tatau District Tatau District is one of the two districts of Bintulu Division in Sarawak, Malaysia. It has a total area of 4,945.80 square kilometres. The largest town in the district is Tatau. History Tatau River was once under the control of the Bruneia ...

, Sebauh was upgraded to become a full district of Bintulu division on 1 August 2015.

Ethnics

Sebauh District is home to

Iban IBAN or Iban or Ibán may refer to: Banking * International Bank Account Number Ethnology * Iban culture * Iban language * Iban people Given name Cycling * Iban Iriondo (born 1984) * Iban Mayo (born 1977) * Iban Mayoz (born 1981) Football * ...

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, Melanau,

Malay Malay may refer to: Languages * Malay language or Bahasa Melayu, a major Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore ** History of the Malay language, the Malay language from the 4th to the 14th century ** Indonesi ...

and

Ulu An ulu ( iu, ᐅᓗ, plural: ''uluit'', 'woman's knife') is an all-purpose knife traditionally used by Inuit, Iñupiat, Yupik, and Aleut women. It is utilized in applications as diverse as skinning and cleaning animals, cutting a child's hair, cu ...

people. Most Ibans are scattered throughout rural areas of Sebauh, namely in Pandan, Labang, Tubau and Kakus. Melanau people (or Melanau Bintulu/Vaie people) are concentrated at Sebauh town and rural communal areas, namely at Pandan and Labang. Many Malay people are not originally from Sebauh, however, intermarriage with locals especially Melanau people has made Malay as one of the major ethnics in Sebauh. Chinese people are more concentrated at Sebauh town, while some reside in the rural areas of Kuala Kebulu and Jelalong. Orang Ulu people, such as Kenyah, Kayan, Tatau, Penan and Punan are more scattered throughout Sebauh District compared to Iban people. Most of them still live in rural areas like Kakus and Jelalong. There is an influx of foreign worker population due to timber logging and timber products industry. Most of these foreign workers are from Indonesia.

Economy

Agriculture is a major part of the economy in Sebauh with

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rattan Rattan, also spelled ratan, is the name for roughly 600 species of Old World climbing palms belonging to subfamily Calamoideae. The greatest diversity of rattan palm species and genera are in the closed-canopy old-growth tropical forests of ...

and

pepper Pepper or peppers may refer to: Food and spice * Piperaceae or the pepper family, a large family of flowering plant ** Black pepper * ''Capsicum'' or pepper, a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family Solanaceae ** Bell pepper ** Chili ...

the main products. Around 70% of Sebauh people are involved in agriculture, and 25% in the timber industry.Rakan Sarawak - Know Your Sub-District section
from Rakan Sarawak Edisi April 2002. Deposits of

coal Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams. Coal is mostly carbon with variable amounts of other elements, chiefly hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen. Coal is formed when dea ...

have been discovered, but are yet unexploited.

Transportation

The Pan-Borneo Highway did cut through Sebauh District. However, the road to Sebauh town branches out from this highway at around 30 km from Bintulu town, with another 25 km going inside from the junction. There is a shuttle bus operating for Sebauh-Bintulu route by Jepak Holding. Private vans and four-wheel drive vehicles go to parts of Sebauh district which are accessible by road. People who wish to travel to upriver areas which are inaccessible by road such as Jelalong, Pandan, Labang, Kuala Kebulu and Bukit Balai, use ferry and boat services. River transport charges remain high in Sebauh District due to the long distance involved. There are some rural areas which are accessible by timber tracks and palm estate roads such as Labang, Tubau and Kakus. Availability of transports to these areas are limited through bookings at Bintulu town, using private vans or four-wheel drive vehicles.

Infrastructure

Sebauh District is moderately served with electrical and water supplies. Pan-Borneo Highway is a trunk road linking Sebauh district to the rest of Sarawak. Telecommunication and internet services are limited in Sebauh, with cable lines as the only source of broadband access.

Education

There is one secondary school for Sebauh District. There are 11 primary schools, scattered throughout Sebauh district. Some of them are located in the district's interior to cater for rural students.

Healthcare

Sebauh District has three healthcare clinics - at Sebauh town, Labang and Tubau. These healthcare clinics are operated solely for cases which can be handled by medical officers, not necessarily needing a general practitioner. Ambulance services are available to transport patients with critical illnesses to Bintulu Hospital.

Security

Sebauh District has police stations and police bits located at communal areas and Sebauh town. Like the rest of Bintulu Division, there are no military camps for Sebauh District.

Government services

Government offices have set up their branches in Sebauh such as Education and Agriculture.

References

External links

Bintulu tourism

Bintulu National Parks
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