Saratok District

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Saratok
Map of Saratok District, Sarawak.svg
Country Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
State Flag of Sarawak.svg  Sarawak
Division Betong
Seat Saratok
Population
 (2024)
  Total
54,685

Saratok is a district, in Betong Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. [1] [2]

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Demographics

Ethnic composition of Saratok District (2024)
Ethnicities / NationalityPercentage
Malays
10.39%
Iban
60.32%
Bidayuh
0.14%
Melanau
0.08%
Other Bumiputeras
0.04%
Chinese
28.91%
Indians
0%
Others
0%
Non-Malaysian
0.11%
Ethnicity 2024
Pop.%
Malays 568310.39%
Iban 3298460.32%
Bidayuh 790.14%
Melanau 450.08%
Other Bumiputeras 210.04%
Chinese 1581228.91%
Indians 00%
Others00%
Malaysian total5462499.89%
Non-Malaysian610.11%
Total54685100.00%
Historical population
YearPop.±%
199010,873    
199518,264+68.0%
200426,739+46.4%
201034,150+27.7%
201540,382+18.2%
202454,685+35.4%
Source: [3]

Towns and villages

Saratok

The town of Saratok is the seat of the district and houses the Saratok District Office.

Lichok

St James Chapel was one of the oldest Anglican chapels in Sarawak. The Church started several schools in the area before World War II. [4]

References

  1. "Malaysia Districts". Statoids.com. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
  2. "Malaysia: Administrative Division". City Population. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  3. "TABURAN PENDUDUK MENGIKUT PBT & MUKIM 2010". Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  4. Yi, Chang (10 August 2014). "A settlement of bright people". The Borneo Post. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2022.