Samarahan Division
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| Division Office location | Kota Samarahan | ||
| Local area government(s) | Majlis Daerah Samarahan (MDS) (Kota Samarahan and Asajaya) Majlis Daerah Serian (MDS) Majlis Daerah Simunjan (MDS) |
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| • Total | 4,967.4 km2 (1,917.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2010[1]) | |||
| • Total | 246,782 | ||
| • Density | 49.7/km2 (128.7/sq mi) | ||
| Resident | Dr Sulaiman Husaini | ||
| License plate prefix | QC | ||
Samarahan Division is one of the eleven administrative divisions in Sarawak, east Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. Formerly part of the First Division, which included Kuching, it became a separate Division in 1985. Samarahan Division has a total area of 4,967.4 square kilometers.
Samarahan Division contains four administrative districts: Samarahan, Asajaya, Serian and Simunjan. The total population is 246,782 (year 2010 census). The population is ethnically mixed, with mostly Bidayuh, Iban, Malay and Chinese predominating.
[edit] References
- ^ "Laporan Kiraan Permulaan 2010". Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia. p. iv. http://www.statistics.gov.my/ccount12/click.php?id=2127. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
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