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Country | Malaysia |
State | Sarawak |
Samarahan is a district, in Samarahan Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. [1] [2] Samarahan is heart of Malays and known as Town of Knowledge.
Serian is a town, and the capital of the Serian separated on 11 April 2015 from Samarahan Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. It is located about 40 miles (64 km) from Kuching. Sub-district headquarters towns are Balai Ringin and Tebedu.
Samarahan Division is one of the twelve administrative divisions in Sarawak, Malaysia. Formerly part of the First Division, which included Kuching, it became a separate Division on 24 July 1986, with a total area of 4,967.4 square kilometres.
Kota Samarahan, formerly known as Muara Tuang, is a town and the administrative seat of the Samarahan District in Samarahan Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. It is also a satellite town for Kuching due to its proximity to the city part of Greater Kuching area. The Sarawak government position Kota Samarahan as the medical and education hub of the state. Saramahan is the heart of Sarawak Malays which is majority of 56%.
Kuching Division is one of the twelve administrative divisions in Sarawak, Malaysia. Formerly part of what was called the "First Division", it is the center and the starting point of modern Sarawak. Kuching Division has a total area of 4,559.5 square kilometres.
Divisions are the primary subdivisions of Sabah and Sarawak, the states in East Malaysia. Each division is subdivided into districts — this is different in Peninsular Malaysia whereby districts are generally the primary subdivisions of a state. Each division is headed by a resident.
The Simunjan District is a district in the Samarahan Division of Sarawak, Malaysia, located between Serian and Sri Aman. It borders Sebuyau and Samarahan and lies approximately 51.4 kilometres (32 mi) east-south-east of the state capital Kuching.
Asajaya is a small town located in Samarahan Division, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Sebuyau is a small coastal town in Simunjan District, Samarahan Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. Most of its inhabitants are made up of the Malay and the Iban people.
Jalan Mambong–Sejingkat, Sarawak State Route 13, is a major highway in Kuching and Samarahan Division, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Samarahan may refer to:
Rubiah binti Wang is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi since December 2022 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kota Samarahan since May 2013. She is a member of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a component party of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GRS) and formerly Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.
The present coat of arms of Sarawak is largely based on the second state coat of arms, which was granted on 31 August 1973.
Muara Tuang is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1969.
Kota Samarahan is a federal constituency in Samarahan Division, Serian Division and Kuching Division, Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1990.
Batang Sadong is a federal constituency in Samarahan Division, Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1990.
Batang Lupar is a federal constituency in Samarahan Division, Betong Division and Sri Aman Division, Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1971.
Sri Aman is a federal constituency in Serian Division, Samarahan Division and Sri Aman Division, Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1990.
Tebedu District is a district in the state of Sarawak, Malaysia. It is a part of Serian Division that consists of Serian, Siburan, and Tebedu districts. Before this, Tebedu District was a sub-district under Serian District which was then fully upgraded to a district in its own right. The majority of the population of this district is from the Bidayuh ethnic group.