Tebedu

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Field	Value
name	Tebedu
settlement_type	Town and district capital
image_skyline	File:Tebedu Entikong checkpoint.jpg
image_caption	Malaysia-Indonesia border sign in Tebedu
coordinates
pushpin_map	Borneo
pushpin_label_position	right
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Malaysia
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Sarawak
subdivision_type2	Administrative Division
subdivision_name2	Serian
subdivision_type3	District
subdivision_name3	Tebedu
elevation_m	99
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Tebedu (also known as Bandar Mutiara) is a border town in the Serian division of southwestern Sarawak, Malaysia, on the Indonesia-Malaysia border. It lies approximately 63.2 km south of the state capital Kuching. It is the administrative seat for Tebedu District.

Tebedu is the first and also the main land crossing between Malaysia and Indonesia. It is located along the main road linking Kuching, Sarawak and Pontianak, West Kalimantan. The town on the Indonesian side of the border is Entikong. In 2010, Matrade Sarawak director Omar Mohd Salleh stated that over 90% of Sarawak's export trade passed through Sungai Tujoh (on the border with Brunei) or through Tebedu.

Most of the town's inhabitants are indigenous people of the Bidayuh tribe. The minority Chinese operate retail and trade offering daily needs to the township.

Neighbouring settlements include:

Kampung Entubu 2.6 km southwest
Kampung Bengan 4.1 km northwest
Kampung Tama 6.7 km northeast
Kampung Sijijak 6.7 km northwest
Kampung Sungan 7.4 km north
Kampung Tesu 7.6 km east

Climate

In Tebedu, during the entire year, the rain falls for 339.7 days and collects up to 2269mm (89.33") of precipitation. The wettest month (with the highest rainfall) is December (264mm). The driest months (with the least rainfall) are August and September (115mm). The month with the highest number of rainy days is May (30.8 days). The month with the least rainy days is July (24.3 days). Months with the longest days are May, June and July (Average daylight: 12.2h). Months with the shortest days are January, February, March, April, August, September, October, November and December (Average daylight: 12.1h). The month with the most sunshine is August (Average sunshine: 8h). The month with the least sunshine is January (Average sunshine: 5.7h).

Tebedu ICQS

Built since 1990, the Tebedu ICQS (Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security) Complex at the border crossing was planned for upgrading or rebuilding in 2018 to further improve its services and facilities to be on par with the ICQS at Entikong in Indonesia as well as to foster cross-border trade and tourism between Indonesia and Malaysia. The government also envisioned Tebedu ICQS as a modern complex with the latest infrastructure to facilitate cross-border movement and trade. These initiatives will develop Tebedu into an economic area and to strengthen the security between Sarawak and West Kalimantan.

Sister cities

JPN Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan
PNG Vanimo, Papua New Guinea

State constituency

The state constituency represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly is Tebedu (state constituency)

References

"Tebedu, Malaysia – Detailed climate information and monthly weather forecast". Yu Media Group.
MOHR. "23/04/2018 - WORKS TO TURN TEBEDU IMMIGRATION COMPLEX TO ICQS TO START JULY 1".
. (2017-12-28). ["New and modern Immigration complex at Tebedu soon"](https://dayakdaily.com/new-and-modern-immigration-complex-at-tebedu-soon/).
"Tebedu Immigration complex to be upgraded or rebuilt {{!}} The Star".
M. Mohizah, S. Julia and W. K. Soh. (2006). "A Sarawak Gazetteer". Sarawak Forestry Department Malaysia and Forest Research Institute Malaysia.
(9 August 2010). "Tebedu, Malaysia". Geonames.
Ghaz Ghazali. (13 April 2010). "Robust business awaits in W Kalimantan". The Borneo Post.

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