Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 ...
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Pages for logged out editors learn more
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.
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 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 .
Pakan is a small town in Pakan District, Sarikei Division, Sarawak, Malaysia.The district population estimates (as of the 2017 census) was 17,600. [3]Most of its inhabitants are ethnic Iban people (95%+) and a few minority Chinese usually concentrated in its town area.
Padawan Sub-district in Kuching District. Padawan [1] is a sub-district of Kuching District, Sarawak, Malaysia.The name is also used to refer to the local government in Sarawak, the Padawan Municipal Council (Majlis Perbandaran Padawan), and to Bidayuh Village, which is also known as Kampung Padawan.
Betong is a town in Betong Division in Sarawak, Malaysia, lying in the Saribas area. It was formerly under the Sri Aman district. Betong is located between three main rivers, Batang Lupar, Batang Saribas and Batang Kelaka, and covers an area of 4,180 km 2.