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 f ...

, is a small-village found about 2 km from

Long Banga Long Banga is a rural village located in Marudi District, Sarawak, Malaysia. It lies approximately east-north-east of the state capital Kuching. The name of "Long Banga" originated from a small river near the site of the village. History The vill ...

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 cent ...

division of

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 ...

. 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 States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Sarawak in Malaysia. It is also the capital of Kuching Division. The city is on the Sarawak Ri ...

Description

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

Sabans The Sa'ban people (also spelled Sa'baan or Saban) are an indigenous ethnic group native to Sarawak, Malaysia and North Kalimantan, Indonesia. In Malaysia, they are classified as part of the Orang Ulu group. With fewer than 3,000 people, the Sa'ba ...

, along with Kelabit and Kenyah 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 Miri () is a coastal city in north-eastern Sarawak, Malaysia, located near the border of Brunei, on the island of Borneo. The city covers an area of , located northeast of Kuching and southwest of Kota Kinabalu. Miri is the second largest ...

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 k ...

Neighbouring settlements

Neighbouring settlements include: * Batu Gading southeast * Long Banio northeast * Rumah Banyi 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 nearby river named "Lamah" that joins into the Baram River. ...

southwest * Long Laput south * Rumah Antau northwest * Rumah Jaliang north * Lirong Kawit south * Rumah Jelian west * Long Ekang north

References

{{Sarawak Villages in Sarawak