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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]
The metropolitan area's population as of 2010, as estimated in the 2010 census conducted by the DOSM; The metropolitan area's population difference between 2010 and 2020; The land area of the metropolitan area's defined boundaries in square kilometres (km 2); The population density of the metropolitan area in people per square kilometres (/km 2);
Kuching Division (Malay: Bahagian Kuching) is one of the twelve administrative divisions in Sarawak, Malaysia. Formerly part of what was called the "First Division", it is the center and the starting point of modern Sarawak. Kuching Division has a total area of 4,559.5 km 2 (1,760.4 sq mi).
The Kuching District is an administrative district within Kuching Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. It is subdivided into two subdistricts which is Kuching Proper and Padawan. The population of the entire District was 617,887 at the 2010 Census.
Largest Urban Agglomerations by Population Rank Conurbation Local government [7] Local government population Total population (local government areas) District [8] District population Total population (districts) 1: Greater Kuala Lumpur/ Klang Valley: Kuala Lumpur City Hall: 1,588,750: 6,278,998: Kuala Lumpur: 1,674,621: 6,471,028 Petaling Jaya ...
The largest city and urban centre is Kuching, which is also the capital of Sarawak and has a population of over 600,000 people. Kota Kinabalu is the second largest, and one of the most important cities in East Malaysia. Kuching, Kota Kinabalu, and Miri are the only three places with city
Greater Kuching refers to the urbanised areas surrounding the metropolitan city of Kuching in Malaysia. Kuching is the capital of the state of Sarawak and is the largest city in the state. [1] [2] The area comprising a total area of 2030.94 square kilometres. Greater Kuching was fully inspired from Greater Kuala Lumpur, but only in Sarawak.
Total population; 6,500 0.2 % of Sarawak total population (2023) [1] Regions with significant populations Malaysia (Significantaly Kuching and Miri) Languages; Tamil (Malaysian Tamil) majority/dominant, and English (Tanglish and Manglish) Other Indian languages: Telugu, Punjabi, Malayalam: Religion