SINIAWAN

General View of Siniawan Bazaar

Approaching Siniawan Bazaar, visitors can see a mountain fronting their view. This is the very mountain called Gunung Serembu where Sir 'James Brooke, the first White Rajah of Sarawak used to go for relaxation and enjoyed the cool fresh air in his wooden Bungalow on the mountain top called Peninjau.

General View of Gunung Serembu


Siniawan is also a historical place where Datu Patinggi Ali together with other Bidayuh Chief’s staged the famous anti-Brunei movement in 1830s.  Siniawan Bazaar is the classic example of an early Sarawak Bazaar when time seems to stand still.  At the moment, Siniawan Bazaar has two rolls of 48 wooden shop-houses. It has a police station and a primary school. It consists of 60 houses with a population of 307.

General View of Siniawan's Primary School

General View of Siniawan's Chinese Temples