It took me 3 hours to travel with my 10-year old MPV from Kuching City to Bandar Sri Aman. The road was very much improved as compared to my last trip 10 years ago.
Sri Aman is a town, and the capital of the Sri Aman District (2323.7 square kilometers) in Sri Aman Division, Sarawak, East Malaysia. The district population (year 2000 census) was 66,500, with an ethnic composition of 62.2% Iban, 22.4% Malay, 14.1% Chinese, and 0.6% Bidayuh.
Sri Aman is also called Bandar Sri Aman, and was formerly known as Simanggang. A market town and port on the Lupar River is about halfway between Kuching and Sarikei, it is situated in one of the few major agricultural areas of Sarawak. It is a trade center for timber, oil palm, rubber, and pepper.
Sri Aman is famous for the Benak, the name given to the tidal bore of the Batang Lupar River.
Sri Aman is also a gateway for tourists to the Batang Ai National Park, and cultural tours to the Iban longhouses along the rivers.
Fruit season is almost towards the end but you can still easily find cheap jungle produce
Fruit season is almost towards the end but you can still easily find cheap jungle produce
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