Sri Aman District

Sri Aman
District
Seal
Country	Malaysia
State	Sarawak
Seat	Simanggang
Area
• Total	2,323.7 km2 (897.2 sq mi)
Population  (2024)
• Total	136,468
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)

Map of Sri Aman District

The Sri Aman District is one of two districts in the Sri Aman Division of Sarawak, Malaysia. It is named after its capital Simanggang (formerly known as Sri Aman from 1974 to 2019, which means town of peace in Malay). It has a land area of 2,323.7 square kilometres.

Agriculture, livestock, technical & vocational education, public service sector, and commercial business is the main economic activities in Sri Aman. According to 2020 census, Iban is the only majority ethnic in Sri Aman, along with Chinese, Malay, and Bidayuh. The population of this district is around 136,468 residents, which is making this district as the second largest populous area, right after Kuching District.

Sri Aman is also the part of the Kuching Urban Transportation System (KUTS) projects, along with Greater Kuching, Samarahan, and Serian.

Demographics

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

Iban is the majority ethnic that permanently lived in both Simanggang, Pantu, Lachau, Banting, and Melugu area. While Lingga is the only subdistrict area that mostly lived by Malay community.

Christianity is the majority religion in Sri Aman, followed by Islam and Buddhism.

Ethnicity

Ethnic composition of Sri Aman District (2024)
Ethnicities / Nationality			Percentage
Malays			13.82%
Iban			53.93%
Bidayuh			4.98%
Melanau			2.83%
Other Bumiputeras			0.06%
Chinese			21.86%
Indians			0.43%
Others			0%
Non-Malaysian			2.1%

Ethnicity	2024
	Pop.	%
Malays	18864	13.82%
Iban	73592	53.93%
Bidayuh	6795	4.98%
Melanau	3860	2.83%
Other Bumiputeras	76	0.06%
Chinese	29838	21.86%
Indians	580	0.43%
Others	0	0%
Malaysian total	133605	97.9%
Non-Malaysian	2863	2.1%
Total	136468	100.00%

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1985	13,754	—
1990	21,975	+59.8%
1995	39,980	+81.9%
2004	58,379	+46.0%
2010	86,392	+48.0%
2015	109,267	+26.5%
2024	136,468	+24.9%
Source: [1]

Religions

Religion composition in Sri Aman District (2024)
Religions			Percent
Islam			18.7%
Christianity			58.9%
Buddhism			16%
Chinese folk religion			3.5%
Sikhism			0.3%
Hinduism			0.1%
Other religion			2.1%
Non religious			0.4%

Notable people

• Awang anak Raweng – Iban scout headman
• Bolly Lapok – bishop
• Daeloniel "Kilat Boy" Mcdelon – boxer
• Datuk Stephen Mundaw – Lieutenant General (Former commander of the Eastern Field Command (Highest Malaysian Army Officer))

References

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