Lubok Antu District (

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: ''Daerah Lubok Antu'') is a district in the

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of the state of

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. It

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and a Malaysian border crossing checkpoint is located here. The checkpoint on the Indonesian side is called the Nanga Badau Border Crossing Checkpoint located in the village of Badau,

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. The seat of Lubok Antu District is the town of Lubok Antu.

Population

The district has about 42,000 people; they are predominantly

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s, and there are also some Chinese residents."Lubok Antu is no ghost town"
''Borneo Post'', June 7, 2017 Most residents make their living from

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(

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)."Displaced by dam, Lubok Antu settlers lament lack of land"
''Free Malaysia Today'', February 22, 2018

Geography

The Batang Ai river runs through the district. There is a suspension bridge which leads to the village of Kampung Pasir. A dam completed in 1985 caused the displacement of thousands of people when their homes were flooded. In 2018 a suspension bridge at Nanga Kesit collapsed because of flooding.

Government

Lubok Antu is governed by the Lubok Antu District Council which is a local government organisation formed under the State Government's Local Authorities Ordinance, 1956. The council has the right to implement council by-laws from enactments and ordinance as approved by the State Government which, includes taxation, rentals and finance autonomy. The council consists of a chairman, or a chairperson, a vice-chairman, and 26 council members who are appointed by the Yang Dipertua Negeri Sarawak under section 12, Local Authorities Ordinance, 1996.

Transport

Bus Express

Climate

Lubok Antu has a

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(Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Villages

Sebeliau Sebeliau is a riverside village in the Lubok Antu division of Sarawak, Malaysia. It lies approximately east-southeast of the state capital Kuching. Sebeliau jetty is the embarkation point for tourists travelling up the Lemanak River to visit an ...

References

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