Tebedu (also known as Bandar Mutiara) is a border town in the Serian division of southwestern Sarawak, Malaysia, on the Indonesia-Malaysia border. It lies approximately south 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 River ...

. It is the administrative seat for

Tebedu District Tebedu District is a district in the state of Sarawak, Malaysia. It is a part of Serian Division that consists of Serian, Siburan, and Tebedu districts. Before this, Tebedu District was a sub-district under Serian District which was then fully u ...

. Tebedu is the first and also the main land crossing between Malaysia and Indonesia. It is located along the main road linking

, Sarawak and Pontianak, West Kalimantan. The town on the Indonesian side of the border is

Entikong Entikong is a subdistrict (''kecamatan'') and also an administrative village (''desa'') within that subdistrict in Sanggau Regency of West Kalimantan Province, Indonesia. It is the location of the main border crossing between the West Kalimantan ...

. In 2010, Matrade Sarawak director Omar Mohd Salleh stated that over 90% of Sarawak's export trade passed through

Sungai Tujoh Sungai Tujoh ( Abbrev: '), is the westernmost point of Brunei. It is located in the Belait district.Brunei) or through Tebedu. Most of the town's inhabitants are indigenous people of the

Bidayuh Bidayuh is the collective name for several indigenous groups found in southern Sarawak, Malaysia and northern West Kalimantan, Indonesia, on the island of Borneo, which are broadly similar in language and culture (see also #Language issues, is ...

tribe. The minority Chinese operate retail and trade offering daily needs to the township. Neighbouring settlements include: * Kampung Entubu southwest *

Kampung Bengan A kampong (''kampung'' in Malay and Indonesian) is the term for a village in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore and a "port" in Cambodia. The term applies to traditional villages, especially of the indigenous people, and has also been used ...

northwest * Kampung Tama northeast *

Kampung Sijijak A kampong (''kampung'' in Malay and Indonesian) is the term for a village in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore and a "port" in Cambodia. The term applies to traditional villages, especially of the indigenous people, and has also been ...

northwest *

Kampung Sungan A kampong (''kampung'' in Malay language, Malay and Indonesian language, Indonesian) is the term for a village in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore and a "port" in Cambodia. The term applies to traditional villages, especially of the indige ...

north *

Kampung Tesu A kampong (''kampung'' in Malay and Indonesian) is the term for a village in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore and a "port" in Cambodia. The term applies to traditional villages, especially of the indigenous people, and has also been used ...

east

Climate

In Tebedu, during the entire year, the rain falls for 339.7 days and collects up to 2269mm (89.33") of precipitation. The wettest month (with the highest rainfall) is December (264mm). The driest months (with the least rainfall) are August and September (115mm). The month with the highest number of rainy days is May (30.8 days). The month with the least rainy days is July (24.3 days). Months with the longest days are May, June and July (Average daylight: 12.2h). Months with the shortest days are January, February, March, April, August, September, October, November and December (Average daylight: 12.1h). The month with the most sunshine is August (Average sunshine: 8h). The month with the least sunshine is January (Average sunshine: 5.7h).

Tebedu ICQS

Built since 1990, the Tebedu ICQS (Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security) Complex at the border crossing was planned for upgrading or rebuilding in 2018 to further improve its services and facilities to be on par with the ICQS at

in Indonesia as well as to foster cross-border trade and tourism between Indonesia and Malaysia. The government also envisioned Tebedu ICQS as a modern complex with the latest infrastructure to facilitate cross-border movement and trade. These initiatives will develop Tebedu into an economic area and to strengthen the security between Sarawak and West Kalimantan.

Sister cities

* Nemuro, Hokkaido,

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References

{{Malaysia border crossings, state=collapsed Tebedu District Towns in Sarawak Indonesia–Malaysia border crossings