Long Puak, formerly known as

Long Ballong Long Ballong, now known as Long Puak, is an abandoned village found less than 0.5 kilometres away from Long Puak in Sarawak. Before the village was discontinued, due to un-strategic geographical location, the village was known to be the center ...

, is a small-village found about 2 km from

Long Banga Long may refer to: Measurement * Long, characteristic of something of great duration * Long, characteristic of something of great length * Longitude (abbreviation: long.), a geographic coordinate * Longa (music), note value in early music mensur ...

in 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 Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

. 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 ...

Description

It is believed that the population is less than 50 people, with majority of the inhabitants being

Sabans The Sa'ban, Sa'baan or Saban people, are an indigenous Dayak people of Sarawak, Malaysia and East Kalimantan, Indonesia. They are categorised under the Orang Ulu groups in Malaysia and have a close ties with the Kelabit people. With a po ...

, along with Kelabit and

Kenyah The Kenyah people are an indigenous, Austronesian languages, Austronesian-speaking people of Borneo, living in the remote Baram (federal constituency), Baram Lio Matoh, Long Selaan, Long Moh, Long Anap, Long Mekaba, Long Jeeh, Long Belaong, Long ...

people. The village's main activities are agriculture-based activities like planting paddy, fruits, raising chickens, pigs, buffalo and cows, and fishing. The village is very quiet; most of the younger generation have gone to urban areas like

Miri ) , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = , subdivision_type1 = State , subdivision_name1 = , subdivision_type2 = Division , subdivision_name2 ...

and

in search of better living and employment opportunities. Some have also gone to nearby logging camps to work as woodmen, mechanics and other timber-related jobs.

Education

Most of the children in the village will be sent to

for primary education; for secondary school, they will be sent to

Bario Bario is a community of 13 to 16 villages located on the Kelabit Highlands in Miri Division, Sarawak, Malaysia, lying at an altitude of 1000 m (3280 ft) above sea level. It is located close to the Sarawak-Kalimantan border, 178 ...

Neighbouring settlements

Neighbouring settlements include: *

Batu Gading Batu may refer to: Geography * Batu, East Java, a city in Indonesia *Batu Islands, an archipelago of Indonesia *Batu, Iran, a village in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran * Batu, Kuala Lumpur, an area in Malaysia * Batu (town), Ethiopia * Batu Lintan ...

southeast *

Long Banio Long Banio (also known as Long Banyo, Long Banto or Long Banci) is a large longhouse village in the Marudi division of Sarawak, Malaysia. It lies approximately east-north-east of the state capital Kuching. The village people are Ngurik Kenyahs. ...

northeast *

Rumah Banyi 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 Governo ...

northwest *

Long Lama Long Lama is a town in Marudi District, Sarawak state in Malaysia. The town is located at 143 km from Miri with a population of 1,500. Etymology The name of the town is taken from a nearly river named "Lama" that joins into the Baram river ...

southwest *

Long Laput Long Laput (also known as Laput) is a settlement in the rural interior of the Marudi district of Sarawak, Malaysia. It lies approximately east-north-east of the state capital Kuching. Description Long Laput is one of the biggest villages along ...

south *

Rumah Antau 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 Governo ...

northwest *

Rumah Jaliang 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 Governo ...

north *

Lirong Kawit Lirong Kawit is a settlement in the Miri division of Sarawak, Malaysia. It lies approximately east-north-east of the state capital Kuching. Neighbouring settlements include: * Long Laput northwest *Long Lama northwest * Batu Gading north * ...

south *

Rumah Jelian 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 Governo ...

west * Long Ekang north

References

{{Sarawak Villages in Sarawak