Kerangan Pinggai

Kerangan Pinggai (also known as Krangan Pinggai) is a longhouse on the Paku river[1] in the Saratok division of Sarawak, Malaysia.[2][3] It lies approximately 133.6 kilometres (83 mi) east of the state capital Kuching.

Kerangan Pinggai
Kerangan Pinggai
Coordinates: 1.53333°N 111.53333°E / 1.53333; 111.53333
Country Malaysia
State Sarawak
Administrative DivisionSaratok
Elevation
90 m (300 ft)

Benedict Sandin, Iban ethnologist, historian, and Curator of the Sarawak Museum in Kuching was born in Kerangan Pinggai in 1918.[1]

Neighbouring settlements include:

  • Belabak 0 kilometres (0.0 mi) north
  • Matop 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) west
  • Tanjong 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) west
  • Samu 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) north
  • Beduru 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) southwest
  • Pelandok 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) southwest
  • Udau 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) northeast
  • Engkerbai 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) northeast
  • Sengiam 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) north
  • Pelawa 5.2 kilometres (3.2 mi) southwest

References
  1. John Postill (2005-07-17). "Literacy among the Iban of Sarawak: a reply to Maurice Bloch" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  2. 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 9832181860. OCLC 85818866. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
  3. "Kerangan Pinggai, Malaysia". Geonames. 2010-08-09. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
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