Betong District, Sarawak

Betong District Daerah Betong
District in Malaysia
Other transcription(s)
•  Chinese	木中县(Simplified) 木中縣(Traditional) Mù zhōng xiàn(Hanyu Pinyin)
•  Tamil	பெத்தோங் மாவட்டம்
Betong District Show map of Sarawak Betong District Show map of Malaysia
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
• Total	2,493.69 km2 (962.82 sq mi)
Population  (2024)
• Total	113,781
• Density	46/km2 (120/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]}

Demographics

Ethnic composition of Betong District, Sarawak (2024)
Ethnicities / Nationality			Percentage
Malays			12.87%
Iban			67.04%
Bidayuh			0.08%
Melanau			0.45%
Other Bumiputeras			0.07%
Chinese			19.24%
Indians			0%
Others			0%
Non-Malaysian			0.25%

Ethnicity	2024
	Pop.	%
Malays	14638	12.87%
Iban	76282	67.04%
Bidayuh	93	0.08%
Melanau	510	0.45%
Other Bumiputeras	76	0.07%
Chinese	21895	19.24%
Indians	0	0%
Others	0	0%
Malaysian total	113494	99.75%
Non-Malaysian	287	0.25%
Total	113781	100.00%

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1990	29,783	—
1995	38,164	+28.1%
2004	50,791	+33.1%
2010	73,862	+45.4%
2015	99,835	+35.2%
2024	113,781	+14.0%
Source: [5]

Total population of every areas in Betong, Sarawak. These population are exactly based on their ethnics in Sarawak.

Bandar Betong is the only town area with the majority of Iban community. Meanwhile Debak and Spaoh is predominantly Malay and Melanau.

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.
5. "TABURAN PENDUDUK MENGIKUT PBT & MUKIM 2010". Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Retrieved 15 December 2017.