Bintulu
Nickname: Oil Town
Bintulu
Coordinates: 3°8′00″N 113°2′43″E / 3.133333, 113.04528
Country State	Malaysia Sarawak
Establishment	Uncertain
Government
- Mayor	Tuan Hj. Mohidin Ishak[1]
Area
- Total	2,515 km² (1,563 sq mi)
Population (2007)
- Total	180,000 (the fourth largest urban areas in Sarawak)
- Density	uncalculated/km² (uncalculate/sq mi)
Time zone	MST (UTC+8)
- Summer (DST)	Not observed (UTC)
Website: http://www.bda.gov.my

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Introduction

Bintulu is a coastal town, and the capital of Bintulu District (7,220.4 square kilometers) in the Bintulu Division of Sarawak, Malaysia. It is about 650 kilometers from Kuching and about 215 kilometers from either Sibu or Miri. Bintulu Division is the one of the eleven administrative divisions of Sarawak, east Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. ... For the river, see Sarawak River. ... Sibu is a town, and the capital of Sibu District (2,229. ... For other uses, see Miri (disambiguation). ...

The newly completed Bintulu Beach Resort Condominium

Some remnants of natural rainforest still exist near Bintulu despite the impact of the booming logging industry and the gradual encroachment of plantations, principally of oil palm and pulpwood, the latter mainly comprising various species of acacia and eucalyptus. The Daintree Rainforest in Queensland, Australia. ... Species Elaeis guineensis Elaeis oleifera The oil palms (Elaeis) coomprise two species of the Arecaceae, or palm family. ... Pulpwood refers to timber stocks that are cut in order to make wood pulp for paper production. ... For other uses, see Acacia (disambiguation). ... This article is about the plant genus. ...

Bintulu is a major industrial centre. Its port area to the east of the main town hosts the Petronas Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Complex, currently the world’s largest liquefied natural gas production facility on a single site, with an annual production of 23 million tonnes. [2] Petronas, short for Petroliam Nasional Berhad, is a Malaysian owned oil and gas company that was founded on August 17, 1974. ... Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) is natural gas which has been artificially condensed into a liquid form by a combination of pressurisation and cryogenic cooling. ...

The town is geographically situated half way between Kuching and Kota Kinabalu. Bintulu is a central gateway to tourist spots like Bakun Resort, Niah Caves (Gua Niah in Malay), Mulu National Park, Longan Bunut National Park, Lambir National Park, Sibuti Wildlife Sanctuary, Rejang Pelagus, Belaga and the Bario Highlands. Gunung Mulu National Park in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, on the border with Brunei, is a World Heritage Site that encompasses incredible caves and karst formations in a mountainous equatorial rainforest setting. ... Belaga is the capital of the Belaga District (19,403. ...

An Iban longhouse near Setiam, Kuala Tatau-Bintulu road

Bintulu is accessible by air and road. The completion of the Pan-Borneo Highway has connected Bintulu by road to other major towns in Sarawak. Bintulu Airport is located 5.5 km south west of the town and is equipped to handle aircraft up to the size of a Boeing 737.[3] Bintulu Airport is located in Bintulu, Sarawak (IATA: BTU, ICAO: WBGB). ... The Boeing 737 is an American short to medium range, single aisle, narrow body jet airliner. ...

Taman Tumbina (Tumbina Park) in Bintulu

As a booming industrial town, Bintulu has been undergone rapid transformations lately. The economic growth of Bintulu is reflected by the sprawling construction area in the town area and the openings of several international fast food chains in the town area.

The role of the primary sector to the economy of Bintulu has greatly diminished and has been replaced by the secondary and tertiary sector. Bintulu is also equipped with several hotels that are able to cater to the needs of the town's burgeoning business communities. Furthermore, a more robust growth is anticipated in the future due to the Bintulu's position as the main urban focus for the ambitious multi-billion dollar SCORE economic corridor.

History

An old photograph of Bintulu town.

The history of Bintulu stretched back to 40,000 years ago with the discovery of relics found in the Great Niah Caves, some 120 km to the North of Bintulu where civilization started. There were also indications of early trade carried out with ancient China.

Bintulu was once under the rule of the Brunei Sultanate. However, in 1841, Sarawak was ceded to Sir James Brooke, an English adventurer who then became the First Rajah of Sarawak. In 1861, Bintulu, which was still part of Brunei, was also ceded to the Rajah and became part of Sarawak.

Situated close to Brunei, Bintulu played a very significant role in the history of democracy in Sarawak. On September 8, 1867, it became the first meeting place of the State Legislative Assembly, the Council Negeri.

Bintulu town in the late 1990s.

The Brooke family had ruled Sarawak for about 100 years before it was occupied by the Japanese between 1941 to 1945. When Charles Vyner Brooke, the Rajah, returned to Sarawak in 1946, he took steps to hand over Sarawak to Britain. Thus in July, 1946, Sarawak became a British Crown Colony. Colonial rule lasted until July 22, 1963 and then on September 16, 1963 Sarawak joined the Federation of Malaysia.

Following the discovery of large reserves of natural gas offshore Bintulu in 1969, a feasibility study conducted in 1975 found in nearby Tanjung Kidurong a suitable site for Sarawak's first deep-water port.

Realising the industrial potential in Bintulu, the Bintulu Development Authority (BDA) was established in 1978 by the State Government to undertake infrastructure development as well as to coordinate and promote industrial investment in the area.

From 1979 onwards, Bintulu has witnessed unprecedented industrial development that looks set to continue beyond the year 2000. Already, Bintulu is Sarawak's leading industrial growth centre.

Demographic

Bintulu is the fourth largest town in Sarawak, after Kuching city, Miri city and Sibu town. Its current population stands at 180,000 ^[2]. The ethnic composition is primarily Iban, Chinese, Malay, Kayan, Kenyah, Punan and Segaan who was the local native, and a large number of foreign workers with a population of over 180,000 covering an area of about 12,500 square kilometers. Ibans doing the ngajat A Modern Iban Longhouse in Kapit Division IBAN is also an acronym for International Bank Account Number The Ibans were formerly known during the colonial period by the British as Sea Dayaks and are a branch of the Dayak peoples of Borneo. ... // Tunku Abdul Rahman - First Prime Minister of Malaysia Abdul Razak - Second Prime Minister of Malaysia Abdullah Ahmad Badawi - Fifth Prime Minister of Malaysia Leftenan Adnan - military Hussein Onn - Third Prime Minister of Malaysia Mahathir bin Mohamad - Fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia Najib Tun Razak - Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia Parameswara... Punan is an ethnic group distinct or a minority ethnic here in Sarawak specially, unrelated to the Penan and also the other so called Punan found both in Sarawak and Kalimantan part of Borneo. ...

However the number of voters in Bintulu is still low. During last March 8, 2008 Malaysia General Election, Bintulu has only about 50,243 registered voters against its total population of more than 180,000.^[3]Ibans make up the largest number of voters of 46 percent, followed by the Chinese voters (29 percent), the oddly classified Malay/Melanaus voters (22 percent) and others (which include Punan, Penan and Kayan) make up 3 percent of the voters. Punan is an ethnic group distinct or a minority ethnic here in Sarawak specially, unrelated to the Penan and also the other so called Punan found both in Sarawak and Kalimantan part of Borneo. ...

Education

The UPM Bintulu Sarawak Campus main Library

SMK Kidurong, Bintulu

Bintulu is home to one of Malaysia public university - the Universiti Putra Malaysia, Bintulu Campus. The campus was reopened in November 2001 based on the third objective of UPM's 2001-2010 planning strategy, which is to upgrade UPM's ability as an internationally acclaimed Centre of Study, Agricultural and Biosource Services. UPM Bintulu Sarawak Campus is a branch campus of Universiti Putra Malaysia. ...

UPM Bintulu Sarawak Campus is situated 13 kilometers from Bintulu Town, and is surrounded by a lush environment rich in flora and fauna, and this natural abundance is fully utilized to affirm UPM's mission to further explore the fields in agriculture and biosource. This campus covers an area of 715.16 hectares and will be able to accommodate up to 5000 students by the year 2010. UPM Bintulu Sarawak Campus is a branch campus of Universiti Putra Malaysia. ...

For primary and secondary education, just as any other towns in Malaysia, Bintulu has has 'Sekolah Kebangsaan' (National type schools), Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK (National Secondary School)), Chinese Schools and several International Schools.

Transportation

Air links
Bintulu is accessible by air and road. The completion of the Pan-Borneo Highway has connected Bintulu by road to other major towns in Sarawak. Bintulu Airport is located 5.5 km south west of the town and is equipped to handle aircraft up to the size of a ^[4] Bintulu Airport is located in Bintulu, Sarawak (IATA: BTU, ICAO: WBGB). ...

MASWings Airlines - subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines - serving the rural routes of Sabah and Sarawak

AirAsia - has daily flights to Bintulu from Kuala Lumpur, Kuching, Miri and Kota Kinabalu

The new, modern Bintulu Airport is much bigger than the old airport. Malaysia Airlines (including its subsidiary MASWing) and AirAsia are the only airlines that fly to Bintulu. Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia operates daily flights to various destinations in the country which include Kuching, Miri, Kota Kinabalu and Kuala Lumpur. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

However only Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia has daily flights from Kuala Lumpur to Bintulu currently, although we hope for more. Malaysia Airlines (Abbreviated: MAS, Malay: Penerbangan Malaysia) is the national airline of Malaysia, operating scheduled services to over 100 destinations worldwide. ... For the Taiwanese aircraft service company, see Air Asia (Taiwan). ...

Land
Bintulu is well-connected to other major urban centres in Sarawak by the Pan-Borneo Highway. The express bus services provide comfortable and cheap means of transportation all of the major towns in Sarawak. The Medan Jaya Bus Station is the Bintulu's single centre for the intercity bus services. Bintulu is also served by the comfortable intracity buses whose routes serve a significant portion of the town area. All buses are air-conditioned.

Financial Services

Almost all Malaysian major banks and finance companies have their branches in Bintulu including Maybank, CIMB Bank, Bank Muamalat, Eon Bank, Bank Islam, Public Bank and RHB Bank. Foreign banks include - HSBC Bank, Standard & Chartered Bank and Hwang DBS Investment Bank.

Accommodations

The New World Suites, Bintulu

There are several hotels and budget hotels in Bintulu. The new hotel is the New World Suites located at ParkCity Commercial area, Tanjung Batu. Below are the links to these hotels.

• Parkcity Everly Hotel, Bintulu. Retrieved on 2007-04-12.
• Regency Plaza Hotel, Bintulu. Retrieved on 2007-04-12.
• New World Suite Hotel, Bintulu. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
  
  

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References

The Boeing 737 is an American short to medium range, single aisle, narrow body jet airliner. ...

External links

• Petronas website. Retrieved on 2007-04-12.
• Malaysia Airports website. Retrieved on 2007-04-13.
• Bintulu Development Authority. Retrieved on 2007-07-24.
• Bintulu.Org - Bintulu News & Info. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.

v • d • e Sarawak
Divisions	Betong Division • Bintulu Division • Kapit Division • Kuching Division • Limbang Division • Miri Division • Mukah Division • Samarahan Division • Sarikei Division • Sibu Division • Sri Aman Division
Cities	Kuching (capital) • Miri
Towns	Asajaya • Ba'kelalan • Bau • Beladin • Belaga • Betong • Bintangor • Bintulu • Dalat • Daro • Debak • Julau • Kanowit • Kapit • Kota Samarahan • Lawas • Limbang • Lingga • Lubok Antu • Lundu • Maludam • Matu • Meradong • Mukah • Marudi • Oya • Pakan • Pusa • Saratok • Sarikei • Sebuyau • Serian • Selangau • Sibu • Siburan • Simunjan • Song • Spaoh • Sri Aman • Sungai Tujuh • Tanjung Kidurong • Tatau • Tebedu

v • d • e Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE)
SCORE division	Bintulu Division • Kapit Division • Mukah Division • Sarikei Division • Sibu Division
SCORE cities and towns	Bintulu • Kapit • Mukah • Sarikei • Sibu
SCORE hydroelectric dams	Batang Ai Dam • Bakun Dam
SCORE infrastructure	Sibu Airport

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Pusa is a town, in Betong Division, Sarawak, east Malaysia. ... Saratok is a town, and the capital of the Saratok District (1,586. ... Website: http://www. ... Sebuyau is a small Sarawakian coastal town. ... Durian, Serian Landmark Serian is a town, and the capital of the Serian District (2,039. ... Selangau is located in the middle of land transportation connecting to/from Sibu, Bintulu and Mukah. ... Rajang River, Sibu Sibu is a town, and the capital of Sibu District (2,229. ... Siburan is a small Sarawakian town located in the Kuching Division. ... Simunjan is a small Sarawakian district/ town located between Serian and Sri Aman in the island of Borneo. ... Song is a town, and the capital of the Song District (3,935. ... An Iban longhouse at Penom, Ulu Paku, Spaoh. ... Sri Aman is one of the districts (daerah) in Sarawak. ... Tanjung Kidurong is a small port town in Sarawak, Malaysia. ... Tatau is a town, and the capital of the Tatau District (4,945. ... 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