Kerapa

Kerapa
Kerapa
	Kerapa
	Coordinates: 1°32′00″N 111°41′00″E / 1.53333°N 111.68333°E
Country	Malaysia
State	Sarawak
Elevation	311 m (1,020 ft)
Population	500

Kerapa is an Iban longhouse in Betong, Sarawak, Malaysia.^[1] It lies approximately 150.3 kilometres (93.4 mi) east of the state capital Kuching. Neighbouring settlements include:

Lesu 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) southwest
Luing 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) southwest
Temedak 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) west
Gerugu 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) south
Jambu 6.7 kilometres (4.2 mi) northeast

The recent installation of a photoelectric solar panel farm with batteries has opened up VSAT telecommunications (telephony and internet access) to the 500 people in this remote village, which is four hours by river from Betong.^[2]

References

^ "Kerapa, Malaysia". Geonames. 1994-02-10. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
^ Abd Hakim (2010-07-07). "Project sunshine in Kerapa Spak". Sarawak Update. Retrieved 2010-12-27.

[Geonames-1] "Kerapa, Malaysia". Geonames. 1994-02-10. Retrieved 2010-12-27.

[Bestria-2] Abd Hakim (2010-07-07). "Project sunshine in Kerapa Spak". Sarawak Update. Retrieved 2010-12-27.

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