Lubok Antu District

Coordinates: 1°3′0″N 111°50′0″E / 1.05000°N 111.83333°E / 1.05000; 111.83333
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For the federal constituency represented in the Dewan Rakyat, see Lubok Antu (federal constituency).

Lubok Antu
District
Postal code
95900
International dialling code prefix+6083 (landline only)
Websitelubokantudc.sarawak.gov.my at archive.today (archived 2012-12-19)

Lubok Antu District (

borders on Indonesia and a Malaysian border crossing checkpoint is located here. The checkpoint on the Indonesian side is called the Nanga Badau Border Crossing Checkpoint located in the village of Badau, West Kalimantan
. The seat of Lubok Antu District is the town of Lubok Antu.

Population

The district has about 42,000 people; they are predominantly

farming (shifting cultivation).[4]

Geography

The Batang Ai river runs through the district. There is a suspension bridge which leads to the village of Kampung Pasir.[3] A dam completed in 1985 caused the displacement of thousands of people when their homes were flooded.[4] In 2018 a suspension bridge at Nanga Kesit collapsed because of flooding.[5]

Government

Lubok Antu is governed by the Lubok Antu District Council which is a local government organisation formed under the State Government's Local Authorities Ordinance, 1956. The council has the right to implement council by-laws from enactments and ordinance as approved by the State Government which, includes taxation, rentals and finance autonomy.

The council consists of a chairman, or a chairperson, a vice-chairman, and 26 council members who are appointed by the Yang Dipertua Negeri Sarawak under section 12, Local Authorities Ordinance, 1996.[6]

Transport

Bus Express

Main article: Transportation in Sarawak
Operating Route Operator Remark
Miri-Bintulu-Sibu-Sarikei-Betong-Lubok Antu Borneo Bus

Climate

Lubok Antu has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Lubok Antu
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.1
(86.2) 		30.3
(86.5) 		31.2
(88.2) 		31.7
(89.1) 		32.1
(89.8) 		31.9
(89.4) 		31.9
(89.4) 		31.8
(89.2) 		31.6
(88.9) 		31.5
(88.7) 		31.2
(88.2) 		30.7
(87.3) 		31.3
(88.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.1
(79.0) 		26.2
(79.2) 		26.9
(80.4) 		27.1
(80.8) 		27.5
(81.5) 		27.1
(80.8) 		27.0
(80.6) 		27.0
(80.6) 		26.9
(80.4) 		26.9
(80.4) 		26.8
(80.2) 		26.5
(79.7) 		26.8
(80.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.2
(72.0) 		22.2
(72.0) 		22.6
(72.7) 		22.6
(72.7) 		22.9
(73.2) 		22.4
(72.3) 		22.1
(71.8) 		22.2
(72.0) 		22.3
(72.1) 		22.4
(72.3) 		22.4
(72.3) 		22.3
(72.1) 		22.4
(72.3)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 337
(13.3) 		259
(10.2) 		335
(13.2) 		266
(10.5) 		323
(12.7) 		227
(8.9) 		175
(6.9) 		217
(8.5) 		264
(10.4) 		280
(11.0) 		336
(13.2) 		381
(15.0) 		3,400
(133.8)
Source: Climate-Data.org[7]

Villages

References

  1. ^ "Sarawak Population". sarawak.gov.my. Sarawak Government. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  2. ISSN 0743-9547
    .
  3. ^ a b "Lubok Antu is no ghost town". Borneo Post, June 7, 2017
  4. ^ a b "Displaced by dam, Lubok Antu settlers lament lack of land". Free Malaysia Today, February 22, 2018
  5. ^ "Villagers cut off after bridge collapse in Nanga Kesit in Sarawak". The Star, 15 Nov 2018
  6. ISSN 1877-0428
    .
  7. ^ "Climate: Lubok Antu". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
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