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Today, they make up 17.1% of the population of Sarawak (as reported by Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) in 2021), and consist of communities built from the economic migrants of the 19th and early 20th centuries. The Sarawak Sinitic people belong to a wide range of ethnic groups, the most significant being: Hakka; Hokkien; Teochew ...
This table lists all cities, municipalities and districts in Malaysia whose population exceeds 250,000 people, according to statistics published in the 2020 Malaysian census by the Malaysian Department of Statistics (DOSM).
On 23 October 1974, Tebedu became a sub-district under the administration of Serian District, managed by Sarawak Administrative Officer. [12] The holder of the post during that time was Mering Wan. In Oktober 2016, Tebedu Sub-district was Daerah Kecil Tebedu was upgraded to a full-fledged district as announced by the then Member of the State ...
The name "Kuching" was already in use for the city by the time Brooke arrived in 1839. [9] [15] There are many theories as to the derivation of the name "Kuching".It was perhaps derived from the Malay word for cat, "kucing", or from Cochin, an Indian trading port on the Malabar Coast and a generic term in China and British India for trading harbour. [9]
Divisions (Malay: bahagian) are the primary subdivisions of Sabah and Sarawak, the states in East Malaysia.Each division is subdivided into districts (daerah) — this is different in Peninsular Malaysia whereby districts are generally the primary subdivisions of a state.
Sarawak (/ s ə ˈ r ɑː w ɒ k / sə-RAH-wok, Malay:) is a state [18] [19] of Malaysia.The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in East Malaysia in northwest Borneo, and is bordered by the Malaysian state of Sabah to the northeast, Kalimantan (the Indonesian portion of Borneo) to the south, and Brunei in the north.
The Sarawak government position Kota Samarahan as the medical and education hub of the state. [2] Kota Samarahan can be considered as the 'heart' of Malay/Muslims in Sarawak (in addition to Kuching ) which forms approximately over 56% of the population, thus make it as another " Putrajaya " version of Sarawak.
The Matu District is a district in Mukah Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. Before Mukah Division was established, Matu was within Sarikei Division. There are more than 20 villages in the district, with Melanau making up the majority of the population. Chinese are the second biggest population after the Melanau. The population is 21,400 in 2020.