Kampungku Long Laput
Long Laput, Baram Long Laput (also known as Laput) is a settlement in the rural interior of the Marudi division of Sarawak , Malaysia . It lies approximately 514.3 kilometres (320 mi) east-north-east of the state capital Kuching . Description Long Laput is one of the biggest villages along the Baram River and the majority of the inhabitants belong to the Kayan tribe. The estimated population is 2000 people, most of whom live in longhouses . In the late 1950s the main longhouse was reputed to be the longest in Borneo, being 700 metres in length. The main source of income is agriculture, including rice, pepper, rubber and increasingly palm oil; one oil palm estate extends to 2500 acres. Livestock include freshwater fish farming and cattle which graze the oil palm plantation. Development The history of the village dates back at least to the 1920s, but...