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.infobox-above{font-size:125%;line-height:1.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-subheader{background-color:#cddeff;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Bau</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category">Town and <a href="/wiki/List_of_capitals_in_Malaysia#District_capitals" title="List of capitals in Malaysia">district capital</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pasar_Tamu_Bau.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bau Market"><img alt="Bau Market" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Pasar_Tamu_Bau.jpg/250px-Pasar_Tamu_Bau.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="184" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Pasar_Tamu_Bau.jpg/375px-Pasar_Tamu_Bau.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Pasar_Tamu_Bau.jpg/500px-Pasar_Tamu_Bau.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1080" data-file-height="793" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Bau Market</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Logo_of_Bau_District_Council.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Official seal of Bau"><img alt="Official seal of Bau" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0d/The_Logo_of_Bau_District_Council.png/100px-The_Logo_of_Bau_District_Council.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0d/The_Logo_of_Bau_District_Council.png/150px-The_Logo_of_Bau_District_Council.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0d/The_Logo_of_Bau_District_Council.png/200px-The_Logo_of_Bau_District_Council.png 2x" data-file-width="316" data-file-height="316" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Seal</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="switcher-container"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv>div{display:inline;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:left}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od 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style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sarawak_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bau is located in Sarawak"><img alt="Bau is located in Sarawak" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Sarawak_location_map.svg/250px-Sarawak_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="172" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Sarawak_location_map.svg/375px-Sarawak_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Sarawak_location_map.svg/500px-Sarawak_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1052" data-file-height="723" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:86.266%;left:8.073%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Bau"><img alt="Bau" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div>Bau</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em"></div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of Sarawak</span></div></div></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Malaysia_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bau is located in Malaysia"><img alt="Bau is located in Malaysia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Malaysia_location_map.svg/250px-Malaysia_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Malaysia_location_map.svg/375px-Malaysia_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Malaysia_location_map.svg/500px-Malaysia_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="457" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:82.292%;left:52.393%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Bau"><img alt="Bau" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div>Bau</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em"></div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of Malaysia</span></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Bau,_Sarawak&params=1_25_0_N_110_0_9_E_region:MY_type:city(62200)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">1°25′0″N</span> <span class="longitude">110°0′9″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">1.41667°N 110.00250°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">1.41667; 110.00250</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Countries_of_the_world" class="mw-redirect" title="Countries of the world">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/States_and_federal_territories_of_Malaysia" title="States and federal territories of Malaysia">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Flag_of_Sarawak.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sarawak.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Flag_of_Sarawak.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sarawak.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Flag_of_Sarawak.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sarawak.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Sarawak" title="Sarawak">Sarawak</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Division</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kuching_Division" title="Kuching Division">Kuching</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">District</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bau_District,_Sarawak" title="Bau District, Sarawak">Bau</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">884.4 km<sup>2</sup> (341.5 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2020)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">62,200</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">70/km<sup>2</sup> (180/sq mi)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Bau</b> is a gold <a href="/wiki/Mining" title="Mining">mining</a> town,<sup id="cite_ref-Preston_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Preston-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> capital of <a href="/wiki/Bau_District,_Sarawak" title="Bau District, Sarawak">Bau district</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Kuching_Division" title="Kuching Division">Kuching Division</a> of <a href="/wiki/Sarawak" title="Sarawak">Sarawak</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bau,_Sarawak&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 1 May 1837, the <a href="/wiki/Iban_people" title="Iban people">Skrang Ibans</a> invaded the Jagoi-Bratak Bidayuh settlement on top of Bratak Peak, killing over 2,000 Jagoi-Bratak Bidayuh men and taking 1,000 women captive. Panglima Kulow, head of Jagoi-Bratak Bidayuh community, and a handful of his followers survived the massacre. In 1841 <a href="/wiki/James_Brooke" title="James Brooke">James Brooke</a>, who was then the newly installed White Rajah of Sarawak, was able to rescue some of the women taken captive. Each year on 1 May, descendants of the survivors of the 1837 massacre hold Jagoi-Bratak Day on top of Bratak Peak in Bau in memory of their ancestors. A memorial stone was erected on 1 May 1988, to mark the day.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gold_mining">Gold mining</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bau,_Sarawak&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Gold mining"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Chinese first began gold mining in Bau in the 1800s, centred at <a href="/wiki/Pangkalan_Tebang" title="Pangkalan Tebang">Pangkalan Tebang</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Kaur_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kaur-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1850, more Chinese came from <a href="/wiki/Pemangkat" title="Pemangkat">Pemangkat</a> in Dutch Borneo to escape from inter Chinese <a href="/wiki/Kongsi" title="Kongsi">Kongsi</a> rivalry there. The friction of the jurisdiction and taxation of Chinese Kongsi with the Brooke government and the $150 fine for smuggling opium imposed by the Brookes led to the Bau uprising on 19 February 1857. About 600 gold miners, led by <a href="/wiki/Liu_Shan_Bang" title="Liu Shan Bang">Liu Shan Bang</a>, took over Kuching town, the administrative centre of the Brooke government.<sup id="cite_ref-Porritt_2013_one_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Porritt_2013_one-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Amongst those who were killed during the uprising were police inspector P. Middleton and his family, R. Wellington, an employee of <a href="/wiki/Borneo_Company_Limited" title="Borneo Company Limited">Borneo Company Limited</a> (BCL), 19-year-old Harry Nicholettes, the Lundu Resident, and a Malay Corporal.<sup id="cite_ref-Porritt_2013_one_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Porritt_2013_one-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Sarawak Treasury was ransacked, including $6,359 belonging The Borneo Company. The gold miners called a meeting that involved Bishop, <a href="/wiki/Ludvig_Verner_Helms" title="Ludvig Verner Helms">Ludvig Verner Helms</a> (manager of BCL), Ruppell (a private merchant trading with BCL), and the Datu Bandar. Agreements were signed so that "Mr Helms and Mr Ruppell were to rule the foreign portion of the town [Kuching], and the Datu Bandar the Malays, under the [gold miners’] Kongsi as supreme rulers.” and “the Chinese should go up the river the same day … the Malays should not attack them … no steamers or boats should be sent up the river in pursuit.” On 23 February, BCL steamship named <i>Sir James Brooke</i> returned from Singapore. James Brooke, Helms, and others boarded the steamship. Flanked by a flotilla of small boats, the steamship sailed upriver in pursuit of the retreating Chinese gold miners. James Brooke retook the town of Kuching on the same day.<sup id="cite_ref-Porritt_2013_one_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Porritt_2013_one-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Building upon the victory, Tuan Muda Charles Brooke led several hundreds of Dayaks from Skrang and Saribas in pursuit of the 2,000 Chinese gold miners that retreated to <a href="/wiki/Sambas_Regency" title="Sambas Regency">Sambas</a>, Dutch Borneo. On the order of James Brooke, Helms went to Dutch Borneo to seek cooperation to exterminate the remaining Chinese gold miners. The Dutch authorities agreed and by 15 March 1857, peace was restored and Helms returned to Sarawak on a Dutch warship.<sup id="cite_ref-Porritt_2013_one_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Porritt_2013_one-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the uprising was quashed by the Brookes, the mining operations were gradually taken over by The Borneo Company with the last Chinese syndicate being bought out in 1884.<sup id="cite_ref-Kaur_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kaur-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1898, <i>The Borneo Company</i> introduced the cyanide process for extracting the gold,<sup id="cite_ref-Kaur_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kaur-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which led to increased environmental pollution. The mines were closed in 1921 because most of the minerals, easily reachable by existing techniques, had been removed.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> But during the <a href="/wiki/Great_Depression" title="Great Depression">Great Depression</a> Chinese miners continued to <a href="/wiki/Artisanal_mining" title="Artisanal mining">artisanally mine</a> the deposits.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The mines were reopened in the late 1970s when world gold prices soared, but were closed down again in 1996 when the Asian financial crisis started.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The last mining occurred at the Tai Parit open-pit mine.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2002, Preston Resources began exploratory development of the mining leases formerly held by Malaysia's Oriental Peninsula Gold (now Peninsula Gold Ltd.).<sup id="cite_ref-Preston_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Preston-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2006, Zedex Minerals purchased a controlling interest in the exploratory leases.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Zedex was primarily concerned with determining the extent and richness of the remaining Jugan gold deposits, but it also assayed the old <a href="/wiki/Tailings" title="Tailings">tailings</a> at the Bukit Young Gold Mine site for potential reprocessing.<sup id="cite_ref-ABN-1_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ABN-1-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2009 Zedex was merged into Olympus Pacific Minerals.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2014, the mining rights were held by North Borneo Gold, a joint venture of Besra Gold (aka Olympus Pacific Minerals), Golden Celesta and Gladioli Enterprises, a Malaysian mining group.<sup id="cite_ref-Kable_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kable-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of May 2017<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bau,_Sarawak&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, the mines have not reopened. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bau,_Sarawak&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The gold deposits in Bau Township occur in the Jugan Hills in marine sedimentary rocks of late <a href="/wiki/Jurassic" title="Jurassic">Jurassic</a> to early <a href="/wiki/Cretaceous" title="Cretaceous">Cretaceous</a> age, primarily limestone.<sup id="cite_ref-ABN-1_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ABN-1-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sillitoe_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sillitoe-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The gold comes from <a href="/wiki/Hydrothermal_circulation" title="Hydrothermal circulation">hydrothermal sources</a> activated by local <a href="/wiki/Volcanism" title="Volcanism">volcanism</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Sillitoe_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sillitoe-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The gold is found in four distinct configurations: disseminated throughout the mineralized sediments; as silica replacement; in breccias having magno-calcite quartz veining; and occasionally as porphyritic <a href="/wiki/Skarn" title="Skarn">skarns</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Kable_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kable-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Limestone" title="Limestone">limestone</a> cliffs in the area support a wide range of <a href="/wiki/Endemic_(ecology)" class="mw-redirect" title="Endemic (ecology)">endemic</a> <a href="/wiki/Flora" title="Flora">flora</a>, including the rare <a href="/wiki/Pitcher_plant" title="Pitcher plant">pitcher plant</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Nepenthes_northiana" title="Nepenthes northiana">Nepenthes northiana</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Schools">Schools</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bau,_Sarawak&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Primary_school">Primary school</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bau,_Sarawak&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Primary school"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>SK Tringgus</li> <li>SK Tembawang</li> <li>SK Sungai Pinang</li> <li>SK Suba Buan</li> <li>SK Stass</li> <li>SK St Teresa (M)</li> <li>SK St Stephen (M)</li> <li>SK St Patrick (M)</li> <li>SK St John (M)</li> <li>SK Skibang</li> <li>SK Siniawan</li> <li>SK Simpang Kuda</li> <li>SK Serumbu</li> <li>SK Serasot</li> <li>SK Serabak</li> <li>SK Senibong</li> <li>SK Segubang</li> <li>SK Segong</li> <li>SK Sebobok</li> <li>SK Puak</li> <li>SK Podam</li> <li>SK Pedaun Bawah</li> <li>SK Opar</li> <li>SK Kampung Bobak/Sejinjang</li> <li>SK Jagoi</li> <li>SK Gumbang</li> <li>SK Grogo</li> <li>SK Buso</li> <li>SK Bau</li> <li>SK Atas</li> <li>SK Apar</li> <li>SJK (C) Chung Hua Tondong</li> <li>SJK (C) Chung Hua Taiton</li> <li>SJK (C) Chung Hua Siniawan</li> <li>SJK (C) Chung Hua Sebuku</li> <li>SJK (C) Chung Hua Paku</li> <li>SJK (C) Chung Hua Musi</li> <li>SJK (C) Chung Hua Kranji</li> <li>SJK (C) Chung Hua Buso</li> <li>SJK (C) Chung Hua Bau</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Secondary_schools">Secondary schools</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bau,_Sarawak&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Secondary schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>SMK Paku (S)</li> <li>SMK Lake</li> <li>SMK Bau</li> <li>SMK Singai (open on 25 June 2018 as the 4th secondary school in Bau District)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bau,_Sarawak&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Local_Bus">Local Bus</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bau,_Sarawak&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Local Bus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Transportation_in_Sarawak&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Transportation in Sarawak (page does not exist)">Transportation in Sarawak</a></div> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Route No. </th> <th>Operating Route </th> <th>Operator </th> <th>Remark </th></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td>Kuching-Bau </td> <td>Bau Transport Co </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>B2 </td> <td>Kuching-Bau </td> <td>CPL </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>K26 </td> <td>Kuching-Bau-Lundu-Sematan </td> <td>CPL </td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Attractions_and_recreational_spots">Attractions and recreational spots</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bau,_Sarawak&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Attractions and recreational spots"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pontoon_modular_floating_bridge_at_Tasik_Biru,_Bau.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Pontoon_modular_floating_bridge_at_Tasik_Biru%2C_Bau.jpg/200px-Pontoon_modular_floating_bridge_at_Tasik_Biru%2C_Bau.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Pontoon_modular_floating_bridge_at_Tasik_Biru%2C_Bau.jpg/300px-Pontoon_modular_floating_bridge_at_Tasik_Biru%2C_Bau.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Pontoon_modular_floating_bridge_at_Tasik_Biru%2C_Bau.jpg/400px-Pontoon_modular_floating_bridge_at_Tasik_Biru%2C_Bau.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>Floating bridge and a small resort at Tasik Biru.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Looking_towards_the_opening_of_the_Fairy_Cave_chamber.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Looking_towards_the_opening_of_the_Fairy_Cave_chamber.jpg/200px-Looking_towards_the_opening_of_the_Fairy_Cave_chamber.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Looking_towards_the_opening_of_the_Fairy_Cave_chamber.jpg/300px-Looking_towards_the_opening_of_the_Fairy_Cave_chamber.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Looking_towards_the_opening_of_the_Fairy_Cave_chamber.jpg/400px-Looking_towards_the_opening_of_the_Fairy_Cave_chamber.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>The Fairy Cave Chamber.</figcaption></figure> <p>In 2022, Roxy Tasik Biru Resort was opened to the public. It is equipped with a floating bridge, fountain, chalets, a café, and a boat ride service.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fairy Cave and Wind Cave are located in the <a href="/wiki/Bau_District,_Sarawak" title="Bau District, Sarawak">Bau District</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bau,_Sarawak&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pandelela_Rinong" title="Pandelela Rinong">Pandelela Rinong</a>, 2012 Olympic medallist for diving, 2016 Olympic medallist for diving, Bidayuh girl from Kampung Jugan, Bau.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bau,_Sarawak&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output 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class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>Capital: <a href="/wiki/Kuching" title="Kuching">Kuching</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">History</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Sarawak" title="History of Sarawak">Santubong Kingdom (500 AD)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Sarawak" title="History of Sarawak">Malano Kingdom (700 AD–1400 AD)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruneian_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Bruneian Empire">Bruneian Empire (1368–1888)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sultanate_of_Sarawak" title="Sultanate of Sarawak">Sultanate of Sarawak (1599–1641)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raj_of_Sarawak" title="Raj of Sarawak">Raj of Sarawak (1841–1946)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Empire_of_Japan" title="Empire of Japan">Empire of Japan (1941–1945)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crown_Colony_of_Sarawak" title="Crown Colony of Sarawak">Crown Colony of Sarawak (1946–1963)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarawak" title="Sarawak">Sarawak (1963–present)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Topics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Index</li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Sarawak" title="History of Sarawak">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_the_State_of_Sarawak" class="mw-redirect" title="Constitution of the State of Sarawak">Constitution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Sarawak" title="Elections in Sarawak">Elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Sarawak" title="Government of Sarawak">Government</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_Sarawak" title="Cabinet of Sarawak">Executive</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yang_di-Pertua_Negeri_of_Sarawak" title="Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak">Governor</a></li> <li><a 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Malaysia">Divisions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Betong_Division" title="Betong Division">Betong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bintulu_Division" title="Bintulu Division">Bintulu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kapit_Division" title="Kapit Division">Kapit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuching_Division" title="Kuching Division">Kuching</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Limbang_Division" title="Limbang Division">Limbang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miri_Division" title="Miri Division">Miri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mukah_Division" title="Mukah Division">Mukah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samarahan_Division" title="Samarahan Division">Samarahan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarikei_Division" title="Sarikei Division">Sarikei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serian_Division" title="Serian Division">Serian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sibu_Division" title="Sibu Division">Sibu</a></li> <li><a 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