Bekenu
Bekenu is a small fishing town near Miri, in Sarawak, Malaysia. It lies approximately northeast of the state capital Kuching.
The town has a few rows of shophouses, a fish market, several places to eat, and a pleasant esplanade. The town square faces the Bekenu river, and many of the shophouses date from the 1930s.
The most serious recent flood in Bekenu was in 1962 when shops were flooded up to the first floor and people had to be rescued by fishermen in rowing boats.
Neighbouring settlements include:
- Kampung Kuala Satap north
- Kampung Lusong north
- Kampung Jangalas northwest
- Kampung Ajau northeast
- Kampung Tengah west
- Kampung Sinop east
- Kampung Padang north
- Kampung Sungi Tiris south
- Kampung Teris southwest
