Lio Matoh (also known as Lio Matu) is a remote
Kenyah Badeng longhouse settlement in the mountainous interior of the
Marudi
Marudi is a town in the Malaysian state of Sarawak, and is a part of the division of Miri. It is the seat of Marudi District, and is located on the banks of Baram River, about upstream from the river mouth. Marudi was the administrative centre ...
division of
Sarawak
Sarawak (; ) is a state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the Malaysian state of Sabah to the northeast, ...
,
Malaysia
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,
not far from the border with Indonesia.
It lies approximately east-north-east of the state capital
Kuching
Kuching (), officially the City of Kuching, is the capital and the most populous city in the state of Sarawak in Malaysia. It is also the capital of Kuching Division. The city is on the Sarawak River at the southwest tip of the state of Sara ...
.
Travel to Lio Matoh involves a four-hour 4WD drive from
Long San, or it is possible to trek between Lio Matoh and
Bario,
but it takes seven to nine days.
The
Baram River begins as a stream near Bario, and it flows through Lio Matoh, the highest that small boats can navigate.
It is possible to travel downriver from Lio Matoh by longboat: it takes two days to get to Long San by this method.
Neighbouring settlements include:
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Long Metapa east
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Long Tungan southwest
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Long Sait north
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Long Banga east
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Long Selaan southwest
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Long Moh southwest
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Long Peluan northeast
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Long Baleh northeast
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Long Datih north
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Lepu Wei northeast
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Long Pasia in Sabah.
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Long Mio
Long Mio is one of the villages located in the district of Sipitang, Sabah
Sabah () is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian ...
in Sabah.
References
Populated places in Sarawak
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