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Sibu (Sarawak, Malaysia)

LC control no.n 96903935
Descriptive conventionsrda
Geographic headingSibu (Sarawak, Malaysia)
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Geographic subdivision usageMalaysia--Sibu (Sarawak)
Variant(s)Fort Brooke (Sarawak, Malaysia)
Siboe (Sarawak, Malaysia)
Sibu (Sarawak)
Shiwu (Sarawak, Malaysia)
诗巫 (Sarawak, Malaysia)
Associated countryMalaysia
LocatedSarawak (Malaysia)
Special noteNon-Latin script reference not evaluated.
Found inTown beautification, c1995: t.p. (Sibu)
BGN MSB, 1970 (Sibu 221̜8' N, 1114̜9' E, ppl)
Shiwu Guangdong ken chang shi, 1998: t.p. (Shiwu) t.p. verso (map: Sibu)
GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (ppl; 02°18ʹ00ʺN 111°49ʹ00ʺE)
Geonet, June 8, 2015: (Sibu [approved]; Fort Brooke [variant]; Siboe [variant]; Sarawak; PPL; 02°18ʹ00ʺN, 111°49ʹ00ʺE; 2.3, 111.816667; also an ADM3 in Sarawak named Sibu)
Wikipedia, June 8, 2015: (Sibu (Chinese: 诗巫 = Shiwu; pinyin: Shīwū) is an inland town at the central region of Sarawak and the capital of Sibu District in Sibu Division, Sarawak, Malaysia; 2°17ʹ16ʺN, 111°49ʹ51ʺE)
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