Sebauh District
Sebauh is a district of Bintulu Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. It shares a boundary with Miri, Baram, Kapit Division, Belaga and Tatau. It has a total area of roughly. Sebauh town is a main administrative and economy centre of Sebauh district.
Demography
The population of Sebauh district was 21,754 in 2000. Sebauh was upgraded to become a full district of Bintulu Division on 1 August 2015.Ethnics
Sebauh District is home to Iban, Chinese, Melanau, Malay and Ulu people. Most Ibans are scattered throughout rural areas of Sebauh, namely in Pandan, Labang, Tubau and Kakus. Melanau people are concentrated at Sebauh town and rural communal areas, namely Pandan and Labang. Many Malay people are not originally from Sebauh, however, intermarriage with locals especially Melanau people has made Malay one of the major ethnic groups in Sebauh. Chinese people are more concentrated at Sebauh town, while some reside in the rural areas of Kuala Kebulu and Jelalong. Orang Ulu people, such as Kenyah, Kayan, Tatau, Penan and Punan are more scattered throughout Sebauh District compared to Iban people. Most of them still live in rural areas like Kakus and Jelalong.There is an influx of foreign worker population due to logging and the timber products industry. Most of these foreign workers are from Indonesia.
Economy
Agriculture is a major part of the economy in Sebauh with oil palm, rattan and pepper being the main products. Around 70% of Sebauh people are involved in agriculture, and 25% in the timber industry. Deposits of coal have been discovered, but are unexploited.Transportation
The Pan-Borneo Highway did cut through Sebauh District. However, the road to Sebauh town branches out from this highway at around from Bintulu town, with another going inside from the junction. There is a shuttle bus operating for Sebauh-Bintulu route by Jepak Holding. Private vans and four-wheel drive vehicles go to parts of Sebauh district which are accessible by road.Ferry and boat services are used to travel to upriver areas such as Jelalong, Pandan, Labang, Kuala Kebulu and Bukit Balai, as they are inaccessible by road. River transport charges remain high in Sebauh District due to the long distance involved.
There are some rural areas which are accessible by timber tracks and palm estate roads such as Labang, Tubau and Kakus. Availability of transports to these areas are limited through bookings at Bintulu town, using private vans or four-wheel drive vehicles.