Lawas District

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Lawas District
The Seal of Lawas District Council.png
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Country Malaysia
State Sarawak
District Office locationLawas
Local area government(s)Majlis Daerah Lawas
Area
  Total3,811.90 km2 (1,471.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2020) [1]
  Total46,200
  Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
District OfficerPejabat Daerah Lawas dan Pejabat Tanah Daerah Lawas
Ethnicity Lun Bawang, Bruneian Malay and Kedayan, Iban, Chinese, Others

The Lawas District is one of the two districts of Limbang Division, Malaysia. The major town is Lawas.

The district area is 3,811.90 square kilometres, and population (year 2020 census) was 46,200.

3 Sub-District in Lawas is divided into Lawas Sub-District, Sundar Sub-District and Trusan Sub-District. [2]

Map of Lawas District Map of Lawas District, Sarawak.svg
Map of Lawas District

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References

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  2. "The Official Portal of the Sarawak Government". www.sarawak.gov.my.