Long Akah

Long Akah
Long Akah
Coordinates: 3°19′00″N 114°47′00″E / 3.31667°N 114.78333°E
Country	Malaysia
State	Sarawak
Administrative Division	Marudi
Elevation	281 m (922 ft)

Long Akah (also known as Long Aka) is a settlement in interior of the Marudi division of Sarawak, Malaysia,^[1][2] on the upper reaches of the Baram river. It lies approximately 531 kilometres (330 mi) east-north-east of the state capital Kuching.

The village is an old Chinese trading post,^[3] about ten minutes downstream by boat from Long San.^[4]

It is the site of an old Fort built in 1929 as an administrative centre in Charles Vyner Brooke’s era.^[5] The structural timber in the two-storey fort is the very hard Ironwood (local name Kayu Balian) and it has undergone some refurbishment, including replacing the timber roof tiles with zinc roofing.^[4]

Neighbouring settlements include:

• Long San 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) south
• Long Tap 5.9 kilometres (3.7 mi) east
• Long Selatong 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south
• Long Tebangan 10.8 kilometres (6.7 mi) northeast
• Long Apu 20.7 kilometres (12.9 mi) south
• Long Seniai 23.7 kilometres (14.7 mi) northeast
• Long Julan 24.2 kilometres (15.0 mi) south
• Long Daloh 28.1 kilometres (17.5 mi) north
• Long Anap 28.1 kilometres (17.5 mi) south
• Long Palai 30.2 kilometres (18.8 mi) south

Transportation

Long Akah Airport is a STOL airfield, providing access to this remote village from Miri and Marudi.^[6]

References

1. M. Mohizah, S. Julia and W. K. Soh (2006). A Sarawak Gazetteer (PDF). Kuala Lumpur: Sarawak Forestry Department Malaysia and Forest Research Institute Malaysia. ISBN 983-2181-86-0. OCLC 85818866. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
2. "Long Akah, Malaysia". Geonames. 2010-08-09. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
3. Reflections from Sarawak's Rivers (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Malaysia. 2008-06-27. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2011-01-02. The ISBN printed in the document (983-3904-11-2) is invalid, causing a checksum error.
4. "On Sarawak river boats to Long Akah". Retrieved 2011-01-02.
5. Ar. Mike Boon (2010-04-28). Kuching– Old World Charm, Leading To A Heritage City In The Making (PDF). Sarawak Heritage Society. p. 38. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
6. "DCA Sarawak - STOL Aerodrome". Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia. 2010-03-27. Retrieved 2010-12-31.