Kapit

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Kapit is a remote riverside town and administrative center in Sarawak, Malaysia, known historically as a trading post accessible mainly by boat along the Rajang River.

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Kapit canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative centre
settlement
town
administrativeFunction administrative centre for surrounding rural areas
capital of Kapit Division
country Malaysia
demographics multi-ethnic population
governingCountryCapital Kuala Lumpur
governingLevel district-level administration centre
hasClimate tropical rainforest climate
hasEconomicActivity retail services
river trade
small-scale agriculture
timber
hasEthnicGroup Chinese
Iban
Malay
Orang Ulu
hasLanguage English
Iban
Malay
hasNearbyFeature Rajang River
surface form: Rajang River basin

interior rainforests of Sarawak
hasPostalCountryCode MY
hasSettlementType riverside town
historicalRole riverine trading centre
trading post
isAccessibleBy express boat
river ferry
isRemote true
knownFor indigenous Iban culture
location on the Rajang River
logging activities in surrounding areas
longhouse communities in surrounding region
river transport connectivity
timber industry
locatedIn Sarawak
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Kapit Division
locatedInRegion central Sarawak
locatedInTimeZone Malaysia Time
locatedOnRiver Rajang River
partOf Borneo
East Malaysia
primaryAccessMode boat
river transport
stateCapital Kuching
transportRole river transport hub on the Rajang River
UTCOffset +8

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