Samarahan Division

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Samarahan
Divisions of Sarawak
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)
Area
- Total	4,967.4 km2 (1,917.9 sq mi)
Population (2000)
- Total	204,900
- Density	41.2/km2 (106.8/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 204,900 (year 2000 census). The population is ethnically mixed, with mostly Bidayuh, Iban, Malay and Chinese predominating.

[edit] External links

• Samarahan Tourism

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