Long Lopeng
Long Lopeng is located in Borneo
Long Lopeng
Long Lopeng
Coordinates: 4°17′00″N 115°29′00″E / 4.28333°N 115.48333°E / 4.28333; 115.48333
Country Malaysia
State Sarawak
Administrative DivisionLawas
Elevation
2,054 m (6,739 ft)

Long Lopeng (also known as Luping) is a settlement in the Lawas division of Sarawak, Malaysia.[1][2] It lies approximately 646.4 kilometres (402 mi) east-north-east of the state capital Kuching.

The 150 km logging track from Lawas to Ba'kelalan passes through Long Lopeng.[3] Neighbouring settlements include:

  • Long Lapukan 5.9 kilometres (3.7 mi) east
  • Long Merarap 7.6 kilometres (4.7 mi) north
  • Long Semado 11.7 kilometres (7.3 mi) east
  • Long Karabangan 11.9 kilometres (7.4 mi) southeast
  • Long Beluyu 13.1 kilometres (8.1 mi) southeast
  • Long Buang 13.1 kilometres (8.1 mi) north
  • Long Tanid 13.3 kilometres (8.3 mi) southeast
  • Long Semado Nasab 14.1 kilometres (8.8 mi) southeast
  • Punang Terusan 14.8 kilometres (9.2 mi) east
  • Long Kinoman 14.9 kilometres (9.3 mi) east

Notable people

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
  2. "Long Lopeng, Malaysia". Geonames. 2010-08-09. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
  3. Bintulu.Org (30 November 2008). "Ba' Kelalan folks cut off from outside world as road bridges destroyed". Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 2011-04-06.
  4. Joseph Masilamany (19 June 2018). "Baru Bian's long haul from Long Luping". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
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