world.wikisort.org - MalaysiaBekenu (also known as Bekenu Bazaar or Bakenu) is a small fishing town near Miri, in Sarawak, Malaysia.[1] It lies approximately 477.6 kilometres (297 mi) northeast of the state capital Kuching.
For the state constituency represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly, see Bekenu (state constituency).
Place in Sarawak, Malaysia
The town has a few rows of shophouses, a fish market, several places to eat,[2] and a pleasant esplanade.[3] The town square faces the Bekenu river, and many of the shophouses date from the 1930s.[4]
The most serious recent flood in Bekenu was in 1962 when shops were flooded up to the first floor and people had to be rescued by fishermen in rowing boats.[4]
Neighbouring settlements include:
- Kampung Kuala Satap 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) north
- Kampung Lusong 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) north
- Kampung Jangalas 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) northwest
- Kampung Ajau 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) northeast
- Kampung Tengah 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) west
- Kampung Sinop 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) east
- Kampung Padang 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) north
- Kampung Sungi Tiris 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) south
- Kampung Teris 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) southwest
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Capital: Kuching |
History |
- Santubong Kingdom (500 AD)
- Malano Kingdom (700 AD–1400 AD)
- Bruneian Empire (1368–1888)
- Sultanate of Sarawak (1599–1641)
- Raj of Sarawak (1841–1946)
- Empire of Japan (1941–1945)
- Crown Colony of Sarawak (1946–1963)
- Sarawak (1963–present)
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- History
- Constitution
- Elections
- Government
- Geography
- Sarawakians
- Symbols
- Tourist attractions
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- Culture
- Crime
- Cuisine
- Demographics
- Economy
- Education
- Politics
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