It lies approximately 531 kilometres (330 mi) east-north-east of the state capital Kuching.

The village is an old Chinese trading post,[3] about ten minutes downstream by boat from Long San.

[4] It is the site of an old Fort built in 1929 as an administrative centre in Charles Vyner Brooke’s era.

[5] The structural timber in the two-storey fort is the very hard Ironwood (local name Kayu Belian) and it has undergone some refurbishment, including replacing the timber roof tiles with zinc roofing.

[4] Neighbouring settlements include: Long Akah Airport is a STOL airfield, providing access to this remote village from Miri and Marudi.