Spaoh

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Spaoh
Spaoh
Coordinates: 1°30′0″N 111°30′0″E / 1.50000°N 111.50000°E / 1.50000; 111.50000Coordinates: 1°30′0″N 111°30′0″E / 1.50000°N 111.50000°E / 1.50000; 111.50000
Country	Malaysia
State	Sarawak
Population
• Total	17,000

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

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

History[]

Spaoh town was established by the 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.^[1]

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