Betong District, Sarawak

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Betong District
Daerah Betong
Other transcription(s)
   Chinese 木中县(Simplified)
木中縣(Traditional)
Mù zhōng xiàn(Hanyu Pinyin)
   Tamil பெத்தோங் மாவட்டம்
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Betong District
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Betong District
Coordinates: 1°24′45″N111°31′30″E / 1.41250°N 111.52500°E / 1.41250; 111.52500
Country Malaysia
State Sarawak
Seat Betong
Local area government(s)Betong District Council
Area
  Total2,493.69 km2 (962.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total60,728
  Density24/km2 (63/sq mi)
Website betongdo.sarawak.gov.my

Betong ( Malay: Daerah Betong) is a district, in Betong Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. [1] [2] The city of Betong, which is the administrative centre of the larger Betong Division, is located in this district.

Betong District was formed in 2002, before which it was called Saribas District and was administratively a part of Sri Aman Division. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Malaysia Districts". Statoids.com. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
  2. "Malaysia: Administrative Division". City Population. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  3. Hazis, Faizal S. (2012). Domination and contestation : Muslim Bumiputera politics in Sarawak. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. ISBN   978-981-4311-59-5.
  4. "History of Betong District". Betong District. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2024.