Bau is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...

, in Kuching Division,

Sarawak Sarawak ( , ) is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia. It is the largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia. Sarawak is located in East Malaysia in northwest Borneo, and is ...

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

. Its seat is the town of Bau.

Geography

Gold deposits in Bau Township occur in the Jugan Hills in marine sedimentary rocks of late

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to early

Cretaceous The Cretaceous ( ) is a geological period that lasted from about 143.1 to 66 mya (unit), million years ago (Mya). It is the third and final period of the Mesozoic Era (geology), Era, as well as the longest. At around 77.1 million years, it is the ...

age, primarily limestone. The gold comes from hydrothermal sources activated by local

volcanism Volcanism, vulcanism, volcanicity, or volcanic activity is the phenomenon where solids, liquids, gases, and their mixtures erupt to the surface of a solid-surface astronomical body such as a planet or a moon. It is caused by the presence of a he ...

. It is found in four distinct configurations: disseminated throughout the mineralized sediments; as silica replacement; in breccias having magno-calcite quartz veining; and occasionally as porphyritic

skarn Skarns or tactites are coarse-grained metamorphic rocks that form by replacement of carbonate-bearing rocks during regional or contact metamorphism and metasomatism. Skarns may form by metamorphic recrystallization of impure carbonate protoliths, ...

s. The

limestone Limestone is a type of carbonate rock, carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material Lime (material), lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different Polymorphism (materials science) ...

cliffs in the area support a wide range of

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, including the rare

pitcher plant Pitcher plants are carnivorous plants known as pitfall traps—a prey-trapping mechanism featuring a deep cavity filled with digestive liquid. The traps of pitcher plant are considered to be "true" pitcher plants and are formed by specialized ...

'' Nepenthes northiana''.

Towns and villages

Bau

The town of Bau houses the seat of Bau District council.

Siniawan

Siniawan started night market business in 2010.

Paku

Facilities at Paku hot springs was renovated in 2021.

Taiton

The Taiton area has range of

mountains A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher ...

, caves, lakes and temples.

List of attractions

1. Pekan Bau (''Bau Town'')

* Tasik Biru (''Blue Lake''), Bau * ROXY Tasik Biru Resort City (''under construction'') * Fook Teck Temple (Golden Hill Temple), Bau * Gua Hantu (''Ghost Cave''), Bau * Bau Recreation Park (''Taman Rekreasi Pekan Bau'') * Bau Landmark, Pekan Bau * Dataran Bau (Bau Town Square) * Rock Garden Bau * Dewan Suarah Bau * St. Stephen Catholic Church, Bau * Petra Methodist Church (SCAC), Bau * Ming Ming Food Junction, Bau * Bau Golden Square (''under construction'') * Sigon Dorod Cafe (Kampung Skiat Lama, Bau) * Dered Krian National Park (also known as ''Taman Negara Gunung Krian''), Bau * Orchid Lake (''Tasik Orchid''), Bau * Serembu Extreme Park (''Taman Ekstrem Serembu''), Bau * Paku Rock Maze Garden, Bau * Paku Town (Pekan Paku), Bau * Air Panas Paku (Paku Hot Spring)

2. Siniawan (''Siniawan Town'')

* Siniawan Night Market (''Pasar Malam Pekan Siniawan''), Siniawan * Siniawan Waterfront (''Tebingan Siniawan'') * Siniawan Waterfront Bridge (''new attraction'') * Boli Asuh Siniawan * Swee Guk Kung Temple, Siniawan * ROXY Hotel Siniawan * Premier Food Republic (Siniawan, Bau) * Serembu Eco Park, Siniawan * Bung Muan Heritage Centre (James Brooke Heritage) * Bung Muan (''Gunung Serembu'')

Demographics

Ethnicity

Religions

Total population of every areas in Bau,

. These population are exactly based on their ethnics in

. The majority of population in Bau are mostly Bidayuh community, while Siniawan are predominantly Chinese. There are only few communities from Malay and Iban in this district.

References

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