Sarawak
Coordinates:
2°30′N 113°15′E
/
2.5°N
113.25°E / 2.5; 113.25
States and Territories of Malaysia
Sarawak
File:Coat of arms of
Sarawak.svg
Flag of Sarawak
Coat of arms of Sarawak
State motto: "Bersatu, Berusaha, Berbakti"
"Unity, Effort, Duteous"
Anthem: Ibu Pertiwiku
Capital
Kuching
Ruling party
Barisan Nasional
- Yang di-Pertua
Negeri
Abang Muhammad
Salahuddin
- Chief Minister
Abdul Taib Mahmud
History
- Brunei Sultanate
19th century
- Brooke dynasty
1841
- Japanese
occupation
1941-1945
- British control
1946
- Accession into
Malaysia
1963
Area
- Total
124,450 km²
Population
- 2007 estimate
2,500,000
- Density
19.1/km²
HDI (2000)
0.757 (medium)
National calling
code
082a
083b
084c
085d
086e
National postal
code
93xxx to 98xxx
Licence plate
prefix
QA & QK1
QB²
QC³
QL4
QM5
QP6
QR7
QS8
QT9
QSG10
Website:
http://www.sarawak.gov.my
a For Kuching
b For Serian
c For Sibu
d For Sri Aman
e For Sarikei
f For Miri
g For Bintulu
h For Kapit
i For Limbang
j For Lawas
k For Marudi
1 Kuching
² Sri Aman
³ Kota Samarahan
4 Limbang
5 Miri
6 Kapit
7 Sarikei
8 Sibu
9 Bintulu
10 Sarawak State Government vehicle
Sarawak is one of two Malaysian states on
the
island of Borneo. Known as Bumi
Kenyalang ("Land of the Hornbills"), it is situ-
ated on the north-west of the island. It is the
largest state in Malaysia; the second largest,
Sabah, lies to the northeast.
The administrative capital
is Kuching
which has a population of 579,900 (2006
census; Kuching City South - 143,500; Kuch-
ing City North - 133,600; Padawan- 3rd Mile/
7th Mile/ 10th Mile - 302,800). The name
Kuching literally means ‘cat’ (kucing). Major
cities and towns also include Sibu (pop.
254,000), Miri (pop. 263,000) and Bintulu
(pop. 176,800). As of last census (Dec 31,
2006), the state population was 2,357,500.
For more details about the population see
Demographics of Malaysia, though it is inter-
esting to note that Sarawak is, like Sabah to
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sarawak
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the north, a multicultural state, with no eth-
nic majority.
History
The eas