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Place in Sarawak, Malaysia
Kerangan Pinggai
Kerangan Pinggai is located in BorneoKerangan PinggaiKerangan Pinggai
Coordinates: 1°32′00″N 111°32′00″E / 1.53333°N 111.53333°E / 1.53333; 111.53333
Country Malaysia
State Sarawak
Administrative DivisionSaratok
Elevation90 m (300 ft)

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

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

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). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. 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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