Realising the industrial potential in Bintulu, the Bintulu Development Authority (BDA) was established in 1978 by the State Government to undertake infrastructure development as well as to coordinate and promote industrial investment in the area.īintulu has now thrived tremendously from a small fishing village with the population of mere 70,000 in the early 1970s to more than 214,000 in 2010. Following the discovery of large reserves of natural gas offshore Bintulu in 1969, a feasibility study conducted in 1975 found in nearby Tanjung Kidurong a suitable site for Sarawak's first deep-water port. Following other Sarawak divisional counterparts, Bintulu has also being under the rule of Rajah Brooke family, Japan, British and now Malaysia.īintulu began as a fishing village, with few old Chinese shophouses (now, all of these shophouses no longer exist). On September 8, 1867, it became the first meeting place of the State Legislative Assembly, the Council Negeri. In 1861, Bintulu, which was still part of Brunei, was also ceded to the Rajah and became part of Sarawak. However, in 1841, Sarawak (now Kuching) was ceded to Sir James Brooke, an English adventurer who then became the First Rajah of Sarawak. Bintulu is a central gateway to tourist spots like Bakun Resort, Niah Caves (Gua Niah in Malay), Mulu National Park, Longan Bunut National Park, Lambir National Park, Sibuti Wildlife Sanctuary, Rejang Pelagus, Belaga and the Bario Highlands.īintulu was once under the rule of the Brunei Sultanate. The town is half-way between Kuching and Kota Kinabalu. Its port area to the east of the main town hosts the Petronas Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Complex, which is the world’s largest liquefied natural gas production facility on a single site, and also the very first Shell Middle Distillate Synthesis plant. Understand Downtown Jalan Abang Galauīintulu is a major industrial centre, and soon to be a capital of energy-intensive industries in Malaysia.
Although it is not a main tourist destination in Sarawak, the local authorities such as Sarawak Tourism Board and Bintulu Development Authority are now putting in the effort to make Bintulu a tourist heaven. Bintulu is known as a place of 'making a living'.
It is a home to about 214,000 inhabitants (2020) in the area. Bintulu is a part coastal, part riverine town, and the capital of Bintulu District (7,220 km²) in the Bintulu Division of Sarawak, Malaysia.
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