Tondong (Chinese: 短廊) is a settlement on the Sarawak Kanan (right hand, going upstream) river in the Bau district of Sarawak, Malaysia.[1][2] It lies approximately 25.2 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of the state capital Kuching.
Tondong | |
|---|---|
  Tondong | |
| Coordinates: 1°27′N 110°09′E / 1.45°N 110.15°E | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Sarawak |
| District | Bau |
| Elevation | 61 m (200 ft) |
Tondong has about twenty shophouses on roads perpendicular to the river, but some are now used as residences only. The town was flooded to a depth of 4.6 metres in 1963 and to 3.5 metres in 1976.[3]
Sir Henry Keppel in 1846 describes Tondong as “quite a new settlement”, and the principal Chinese station in the area.[4]
Neighbouring settlements include:
- Kampung Siburuh 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) west
- Buso 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) east
- Pelaman Mawiang Togug 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) west
- Kampung Grogo 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) west
- Bau 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) south
- Musi 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) northeast
- Pelaman Tiguduong 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) northwest
- Pelaman Sepisa 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) northeast
- Kampung Sudoh 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) northeast
- Kampung Addis 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) northwest
References edit
- ^ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ^ "Tundong, Malaysia". Geonames. 1994-02-10. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
- ^ Darrien Y. S. Mah, Frederik J. Putuhena and Salim Said (2007-05-09). Use of Infoworks River Simulation (Rs) in Sungai Sarawak Kanan Modeling (PDF). Retrieved 2011-01-02.
- ^ Sir Henry Keppel (1846). The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Didio for the Suppression of Piracy. Forgotten Books. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-4400-7547-6. Retrieved 2 January 2011.