Spaoh

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Spaoh
Coordinates: 1°30′0″N111°30′0″E / 1.50000°N 111.50000°E / 1.50000; 111.50000 Coordinates: 1°30′0″N111°30′0″E / 1.50000°N 111.50000°E / 1.50000; 111.50000
Country Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
State Flag of Sarawak.svg  Sarawak
Population
  Total14,890

Spaoh is a small town and a sub-district in Betong District, Betong Division in the state of Sarawak, Malaysia.

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Geographically (not administratively), Spaoh is divided into areas such as Ili Pasar Spaoh (Spaoh downriver),Buda Area, Paku Ili (Brutan), Ulu Paku and Ulu Anyut.

History

Small Spaoh was established by the Chinese People Hakka Chinese in 1946. Back then, there were four blocks of shops, with eight shops in each block.

These four blocks of shops encircled Spaoh Wharf. [1] Presently, the Spaoh town still consists of these four block of shops.

Economy

The town throve in the 1960s following the boom in rubber prices. [1] Rubber products were shipped out from Spaoh to Kuching via the small settlement of Pusa. By the 1970s, the town's economy started to decline due to competition from other towns and settlements nearly especially Debak Town. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Spaoh, Debak: Tales of 2 less-travelled towns". The Borneo Post . Retrieved 23 June 2016.