Friday, September 5, 2014

Tebakang Bazaar

Tebakang (also known as Tebekang or Tabekang) is a village in the Seriandivision of SarawakMalaysia,[1][2] between Serian and Tebedu. It is about 15 minutes drive from Serian Town. Tebakang lies approximately 56.9 kilometres (35 mi) south-south-east of the state capital Kuching.[2]

The population of Tebakang, over 2000, is predominantly Bidayuh bukar Sadong and Malays, and the village is divided into two villages by the Sadong River (Sungai Sadong - in Malay). The settlement on the main road side is named Kampung Bidayuh Tebakang and on the other side of the Sadong River is Kampung Melayu Tebakang.

During Charles Vyner Brooke’s era, Fort Tebakang was built as an administrative centre in 1929.