Lio Matoh

Lio Matoh
Lio Matoh
Coordinates: 3°10′00″N 115°14′00″E / 3.16667°N 115.23333°E
Country	Malaysia
State	Sarawak
Administrative Division	Marudi
Elevation	1,802 m (5,912 ft)

Lio Matoh (also known as Lio Matu) is a remote Kenyah Badeng longhouse settlement in the mountainous interior of the Marudi division of Sarawak, Malaysia,^[1] not far from the border with Indonesia.^[2] It lies approximately 572.6 kilometres (356 mi) east-north-east of the state capital Kuching.

Travel to Lio Matoh involves a four-hour 4WD drive from Long San, or it is possible to trek between Lio Matoh and Bario,^[3] but it takes seven to nine days.^[4] The Baram River begins as a stream near Bario, and it flows through Lio Matoh, the highest that small boats can navigate.^[5] It is possible to travel downriver from Lio Matoh by longboat: it takes two days to get to Long San by this method.^[6]

Neighbouring settlements include:

• Long Metapa 7.6 kilometres (4.7 mi) east
• Long Tungan 8.3 kilometres (5.2 mi) southwest
• Long Sait 16.2 kilometres (10.1 mi) north
• Long Banga 17.1 kilometres (10.6 mi) east
• Long Selaan 19.1 kilometres (11.9 mi) southwest
• Long Moh 21.6 kilometres (13.4 mi) southwest
• Long Peluan 22.1 kilometres (13.7 mi) northeast
• Long Baleh 25.1 kilometres (15.6 mi) northeast
• Long Datih 32.4 kilometres (20.1 mi) north
• Lepu Wei 32.8 kilometres (20.4 mi) northeast
• Long Pasia in Sabah.
• Long Mio in Sabah.

References

1. 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 983-2181-86-0. OCLC 85818866. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
2. "Lio Matoh, Malaysia". Geonames. 2010-08-09. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
3. "Up the Baram River" (PDF). 2008-07-09. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
4. Peter Turner; Chris Taylor; Hugh Finlay (1 November 1996). Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei: a travel survical kit. Lonely Planet Publications. ISBN 978-0-86442-393-1. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
5. William W. Bevis (October 1995). Borneo log: the struggle for Sarawak's forests. University of Washington Press. pp. 35–. ISBN 978-0-295-97416-3. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
6. Charles de Ledesma; Mark Lewis; Pauline Savage (28 October 2003). Rough guide to Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei. Rough Guides. pp. 498–. ISBN 978-1-84353-094-7. Retrieved 2 January 2011.