Lio Matoh


Lio Matoh is a remote Kenyah Badeng longhouse settlement in the mountainous interior of the Marudi division of Sarawak, Malaysia, not far from the border with Indonesia. It lies approximately east-north-east of the state capital Kuching.
Travel to Lio Matoh involves a four-hour 4WD drive from Long San, or it is possible to trek between Lio Matoh and Bario, but it takes seven to nine days. The Baram River begins as a stream near Bario, and it flows through Lio Matoh, the highest that small boats can navigate. It is possible to travel downriver from Lio Matoh by longboat: it takes two days to get to Long San by this method.
Neighbouring settlements include:
  • Long Metapa east
  • Long Tungan southwest
  • Long Sait north
  • Long Banga east
  • Long Selaan southwest
  • Long Moh southwest
  • Long Peluan northeast
  • Long Baleh northeast
  • Long Datih north
  • Lepu Wei northeast
  • Long Pasia in Sabah.
  • Long Mio in Sabah.