Sri Aman District

Sri Aman
District
Seal
Country	Malaysia
State	Sarawak
Seat	Simanggang

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 and Malay.

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 Simanggang and Pantu. While Lingga is mostly lived by Malay community.

1. Simanggang

• Iban : 58,854
• Chinese : 16,730
• Malay : 13,128
• Bidayuh : 952
• Melanau : 281
• Orang Ulu : 7
• Indian : –
• Other ethnics : –

TOTAL : 89,952

2. Pantu

• Iban : 6,820
• Chinese : 75
• Bidayuh : 34
• Malay : 29
• Melanau : 3
• Orang Ulu : –
• Indian : –
• Other ethnics : –

TOTAL : 6,961

3. Lingga

• Malay : 7,315
• Iban : 1,940
• Melanau : 384
• Bidayuh : 13
• Chinese : 5
• Orang Ulu : –
• Indian : –
• Other ethnics : –

TOTAL : 9,657

Notable people

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