page_title: Bintangor, Sarawak
section_title: Economy
hierarchical_section_title: Bintangor, Sarawak / Economy
caption_attribution_description: Serian's Market
context_page_description: Bintangor is a town, and the capital of the Meradong District in Sarikei Division, of Sarawak, Malaysia. Situated along the Rejang River, Bintangor was an express boat services hub connecting between, Sarikei and Sibu town in the 1970s up to the early 1990s. As road connections between these towns became a more prominent mode of transport, the waterway of the town died down.
  The town is widely known for its gastronomy, including the "Limau Bintangor" or Bintangor lime, "Bintangor Kampua" and Rojak Bintangor, a dish of fruit and vegetable dish mixed together by special sauce dressing. The nearest city from the town is Sibu, 45 minutes drive via the Pan Borneo Highway.
context_section_description: In 1927, Catholic missionary from Netherlands named Father Bergh first introduced lime to Bintangor. Ling Ming Lok was the first one who successfully cultivated the lime near the Rajang river. Mass production of lime with unique taste has earned the town the nickname "lime town" (桔子城）. There was once a factory in Bintangor which produced the "Green Mountain" brand of lime beverages, but with the competition from the outside branded soft-drink manufacturers, the factory was closed down. Rice mills and sago mills operations were the main economic activities at that time.
caption: Bintangor is notable for its production of green lime, notably called the Bintangor Lime.
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