Lawas

Lawas is a small frontier town in the northeastern corner of state in . The town is located in a strip of Sarawak territory sandwiched between the Temburong district of and Malaysia's state.
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  • Town with 38,400 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 10 metres (33 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code LWY
  • Description: place in Sarawak, Malaysia

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lawas Airport.

Aerodrome
Photo: Vjikiun, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a short take-off and landing airport…

Lawas

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Latitude
4.8597° or 4° 51′ 35″ north
Longitude
115.4083° or 115° 24′ 30″ east
Open location code
6PPQVC55+V8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369495987
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1737589
Wiki­data ID
Q6503576

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Lawas” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “لوس”
  • Asturian: “Lawas”
  • Bengali: “লাওয়াস”
  • Catalan: “Lawas”
  • Chinese: “拉瓦斯”
  • Chinese: “老越”
  • Dutch: “Lawas”
  • French: “Lawas”
  • Iban: “Lawas”
  • Indonesian: “Lawas”
  • Malay: “Lawas”
  • Malay: “Pekan Lawas”
  • Malay: “لاوس”
  • Tajik: “Лавас”
  • Tamil: “இலாவாசு”
  • Ukrainian: “Лавас”
  • Urdu: “لاواس”
  • Vietnamese: “Lawas”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Sarawak: Highlights

Notable places include Kuching and Gunung Mulu National Park.

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