Bintulu, Sarawak

Bintulu (GPS: 3.17132, 113.0419) is a town in Sarawak. It is the capital of the 7220 sq km Bintulu District, within the Bintulu Division. It is about 215 km from Sibu and Miri, and 650 km from the state capital Kuching. Travelling by road between these towns can be done on the Pan Borneo Highway which goes through Bintulu linking it with other major towns of Sarawak and continues to Brunei and Sabah.

The discovery of natural gas offshore from Bintulu gave the town a boost, resulting in the construction of Sarawak's first deep-water port there. Bintulu's population grew from 70,000 in the 1970's to over 200,000 in the new millennium. Already it has surpassed Kapit and Sarikei to become the fourth biggest town in Sarawak behind Kuching, Miri and Sibu, and is expected to add another 30,000 inhabitants in the next 5 years.

History of Bintulu

Bintulu was originally part of Brunei. It began as a fishing settlement with a few Chinese shophouses, which are no longer standing. In 1861, it was ceded to James Brooke who was already the Rajah of Sarawak, ruling from Kuching since 1841.

Map of Bintulu

Sights in Bintulu

Places in Bintulu

Bintulu on Google Street View

Pasar Tamu Bintulu (Jun 2015)

Pasar Tamu Bintulu (Jun 2015)

Pejabat Pos Bintulu (Jan 2015)

Getting there

Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia fly to Bintulu Airport (BTU) from Kuala Lumpur and Kuching. MASWings has regular flights connecting it with Kuching, Miri, Sibu and Kota Kinabalu.

Bintulu is on the map of Towns in Sarawak

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