Bario | |
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Town | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
.jpg) View of Bario during sunset | |
| Nickname: Land of a hundred handshakes | |
  Bario Location in Borneo | |
| Coordinates: 3°44′6″N 115°28′45″E / 3.73500°N 115.47917°E | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Sarawak |
| Division | Miri Division |
| District | Miri District[1] |
| Sub-district[2] | Bario subdistrict |
| Introduction of christianity | 1939 |
| Operation Semut | 1945 |
| Mass conversion to christianity | 1973 |
| Introduction of e-Bario | 1999 |
| Government | |
| • Penghulu | Robertson Bala[3] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,850 km2 (1,490 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,000 m (3,000 ft) |
| Population (2003)[4] | |
| • Total | 1,487 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+8 (Not observed) |
| Postal code | 98xxx |
| Website | www |
Bario is a community of 13 to 16 villages located on the Kelabit Highlands in Miri Division, Sarawak, Malaysia, lying at an altitude of 1000 m (3280 ft) above sea level. It is located close to the Sarawak-Kalimantan border, 178 km to the east of Miri.[6] It is the main settlement for the indigenous Kelabit tribe. There are regular flights between the Bario, Miri and Marudi.[7]
- ^ Sudan, Ajang (30 September 2015). "Daerah Kecil Bario di bawah bidang kuasa MBM (Bario sub-district is now under the jurisdiction of Miri City Council)". Utusan Borneo. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "CM: Bario's elevation proof of govt's focus on rural devt". The Borneo Post. 31 July 2015. Archived from the original on 15 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ Aubrey, Samuel (25 April 2016). "Fuel shortage in Bario solved". The Borneo Post. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Sustainable Bariowas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Cite error: The named reference
SarawaktourismBariowas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Distance from Bario to Miri". airmilescalculator.com. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ "The Context: Bario, The Kelabit and The Kelabit Highlands". eBario. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.