Practical training report: Kapit Resident Office / Andrew Balang Koh

• Main Author: Balang Koh, Andrew
• Format: Monograph
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sarawak 2013
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General); Study and teaching. Research
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/105199/1/105199.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/105199/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara

Kapit is the Seventh Division of Sarawak which consists of three districts, namely Kapit, Belaga dan Song, and 2 sub-districts namely Nanga Merit and Sungai Asap. Kapit division is the only division which is not connected by road link to other major town in Sarawak. Due to that, Kapit is technically called as an Island, because Kapit only can be accessible by river. The only way to get to Kapit is by an express boat from Sibu which is 126 kilometer away or approximately 3 hours boat ride. Kapit is well known as a division that has greatly contributed to the country 's main income such as timber, coal, and now the Bakun hydroelectric dam which located in district of Belaga, one of the town in Kapit division. The Ibans are the major race that occupies the geographic factor of Kapit division, alongside with an Orang Ulu that lives along the mighty Rajang River. The peoples in Kapit generate their income through agricultural activities, such as paddy planting, rubber tapping, pepper planting and many more. Apart from that, the Ibans and Orang Ulu also go for hunting either in the jungle or river.