|
Limbang is
a border town and the capital of Limbang District in the Limbang Division
of northern Sarawak, East
Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. Limbang is located on the banks of the
Limbang River (Sungai Limbang in Malay), between the two halves of Brunei.
It is a 30-minute speedboat ride or at least a two-hour drive (depending
on how busy the Customs / Immigration Checkpoint is) to Bandar Seri
Begawan, the capital of
Brunei.
Owing to its geographical location, Limbang is completely cut off from the
rest of Sarawak's road network. It
however has good road links to both parts of
Brunei
located to the east and west of the district. There is also a good
local network of roads in the district. Limbang and nearby
Lawas were notorious for being the
sin capitals of Sarawak.
There are two road border crossing checkpoints in Limbang district, both
into Brunei.
Tedungan: Located 43 km west of Limbang, it is the road crossing into the
main part of
Brunei from Limbang. The
Brunei
checkpoint is called Kuala Lurah.
Pandaruan: This checkpoint is located 15 km east of Limbang on the
Pandaruan River which forms the border between Sarawak
and Brunei's
Temburong district. The crossing used to have to be done by ferry. The
checkpoint on the
Brunei side is called Puni and operates out of a wooden building
located 500 m from the ferry landing point. Pandaruan Bridge open on 8
December 2013 eliminating the need to cross the river by ferry.
As the only road connection to outside the district is through
Brunei, one
must have a passport to travel into or out of Limbang.
Limbang is served by the
Limbang Airport.
Sources:
Wikipedia
|
