Lubok Antu District Explained

Lubok Antu
Settlement Type:District
Image Blank Emblem:Flag of Sarawak.svg
Blank Emblem Type:Towns of Sarawak
Coordinates:1.05°N 111.8333°W
Pushpin Map:Malaysia District
Pushpin Label Position:right
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Malaysia
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:Division
Subdivision Name2:Sri Aman
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Lubok Antu
Seat:Lubok Antu
Area Total Km2:3,142.55
Population As Of:2010[1]
Population Total:27984
Population Density Km2:auto
Government Type:Council-manager government
Leader Title:Chairman
Leader Name:Encik Jack Aman Luat
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:95900
Blank2 Name:International dialling code prefix
Blank2 Info:+6083 (landline only)

Lubok Antu District (Malay: Daerah Lubok Antu) is a district in the Sri Aman Division of the state of Sarawak, Malaysia.[2] It 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 Ibans, and there are also some Chinese residents.[3] Most residents make their living from 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. A dam completed in 1985 caused the displacement of thousands of people when their homes were flooded. 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

Climate

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

Villages

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sarawak Population . sarawak.gov.my . Sarawak Government . June 1, 2017.
  2. Jasin. Basir. 1996-01-01. Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous Radiolaria from chert blocks in the Lubok Antu melange, Sarawak, Malaysia. Journal of Southeast Asian Earth Sciences. en. 13. 1. 1–11. 10.1016/0743-9547(96)00001-3. 0743-9547.
  3. https://www.theborneopost.com/2017/06/07/lubok-antu-is-no-ghost-town/ "Lubok Antu is no ghost town"
  4. https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2018/02/22/displaced-by-dam-lubok-antu-settlers-lament-lack-of-land/ "Displaced by dam, Lubok Antu settlers lament lack of land"
  5. https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/11/15/villagers-cut-off-after-bridge-collapse-in-nanga-kesit-in-sarawak/ "Villagers cut off after bridge collapse in Nanga Kesit in Sarawak"
  6. Hamid. Siti Mardinah Binti Abdul. Hamali. Jamil Bin Haji. Abdullah. Firdaus. 2016-06-15. Performance Measurement for Local Authorities in Sarawak. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. IRSSM-6 The 6th International Research Symposium in Service Management. en. 224. 437–444. 10.1016/j.sbspro.2016.05.416. 1877-0428. free.