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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 ...
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.
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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]
A significant portion of the contemporary South Asian community in Sarawak consists of individuals from mixed marriages with Malays, Chinese and various indigenous ethnic groups. Many Sarawak Indians have pursued successful careers in professions such as medicine, law, engineering, education, and other professional fields, both within the ...
The Bisaya are a group of indigenous people from the northwest coast of East Malaysia, on the island of Borneo.Their populations are concentrated around the towns of Beaufort and Kuala Penyu in southern Sabah (where they are included under the Kadazan-Dusun group of peoples), Labuan Federal Territory, and in Limbang District of Sarawak (in which they are grouped under the Orang Ulu designation).
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 54% of the population, thus make it as another " Putrajaya " version of Sarawak .
Song Sarawak (Borneo) in 1960s. The Kayan people were the first group that inhabited the Song District. At that time, the Kayans were a nomadic people. At the same time, the Iban people migrated from the present day Kalimantan, Indonesia and settled near the banks of the Katibas River (located in the Song District) to find land for farming.