Kerangan Pinggai

Kerangan Pinggai
Kerangan Pinggai
Coordinates: 1°32′00″N 111°32′00″E / 1.53333°N 111.53333°E
Country	Malaysia
State	Sarawak
Administrative Division	Saratok
Elevation	90 m (300 ft)

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.

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. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
3. "Kerangan Pinggai, Malaysia". Geonames. 2010-08-09. Retrieved 2010-12-27.