Sarawak

Sarawak
State
Flag
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): 
Bumi Kenyalang[1]
Land of the Hornbills
Motto(s): 
Bersatu, Berusaha, Berbakti
United, Striving, Serving
Unitum, Pertinacem, Servientes (Latin)
Anthem: Ibu Pertiwiku My Motherland[2]
   Sarawak in    Malaysia
Coordinates: 2°48′N 113°53′E / 2.800°N 113.883°E / 2.800; 113.883
CountryMalaysia
Raj of Sarawak1841
Japanese occupation1942
Crown colony1 July 1946
Self-governance granted22 July 1963[3][4]
Federated into Malaysia[5]16 September 1963[6]
Capital
(and largest city)		Kuching
Divisions
List
  • Betong
  • Bintulu
  • Kapit
  • Kuching
  • Limbang
  • Miri
  • Mukah
  • Samarahan
  • Sarikei
  • Serian
  • Sibu
  • Sri Aman
Government
 • TypeDominant-party parliamentary representative democracy
 • GovernorAbdul Taib Mahmud
 • Chief MinisterAbang Johari Openg (GPS-PBB)
LegislatureLegislative Assembly (82 seats)
Federal representationParliament of Malaysia
 • Dewan Rakyat seats31 of 222 (14.0%)
 • Dewan Negara seats2 of 70 (2.9%)
Area
[7]
 • Total124,450 km2 (48,050 sq mi)
Highest elevation
(Mount Murud)
2,424 m (7,953 ft)
Population
 (2020)[7]
 • Total 2,907,500 (4th)
 • Density22/km2 (60/sq mi)
DemonymSarawakian
Languages
 • OfficialEnglish • Malay
 • Other spokenBornean • Sarawak Malay • Hakka • Hokkien • Teochew • Fuzhou
Other ethnic minority languages
Demographics
 • Ethnic groups (2023)[8]
  • 30.2% Iban
  • 23.7% Malay
  • 21.9% Chinese
  • 7.7% Bidayuh
  • 5.1% Melanau
  • 5.5% other Bumiputera
  • 4.3% Non Citizen
  • 0.6% others
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST[9])
Postal code
93xxx[10] to 98xxx[11]
Calling code082 to 086[12]
ISO 3166 codeK (MY-13, 50–53)[13][14]
Vehicle registrationQA to QT[15]
GDP (2019) RM 149.724 billion ($36.682 billion) (3rd)[16]
GDP per capita (2019) RM 53,358 ($13,072) (5th)[16]
HDI (2019) 0.745 (high) (14th)[17]
Driving sideLeft
Electricity voltage230 V, 50 Hz
CurrencyMalaysian ringgit (RM/MYR)
WebsiteOfficial website

Sarawak is a state in Malaysia. It is mostly on the northwestern part of the island of Borneo. The capital city of Sarawak is Kuching.[18]

Languages

The official languages of Sarawak are Malay and English.[19] Other local spoken languages include Chinese, Iban, Melanau, Bidayuh, Punan, Penan, Kelabit, Kayan and others.

Religion

The largest religion in Sarawak is Christianity representing 50.1% of the total population according to the 2020 census.[20] Islam is the second largest religion in Sarawak, followed by Buddhism. There are also minority religions like Hinduism, Baháʼí Faith and animism.

References

  1. ↑ "Profil Negeri Sarawak (Sarawak State profile)". Jabatan Penerangan Malaysia (Malaysian Information Department). Archived from the original on 21 April 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Sarawak State Anthem". Sarawak Government. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  3. ↑ Vernon L. Porritt (1997). British Colonial Rule in Sarawak, 1946–1963. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-983-56-0009-8. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Philip Mathews (28 February 2014). Chronicle of Malaysia: Fifty Years of Headline News, 1963–2013. Editions Didier Millet. p. 15. ISBN 978-967-10617-4-9.
  5. ↑ "Malaysia Act 1963 (Chapter 35)" (PDF). The National Archives. United Kingdom legislation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  6. ↑  Agreement relating to Malaysia between United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Federation of Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore. Wikisource. 1963. p. 1. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Sarawak @ a Glance". Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  8. ↑ "Facts and Figures 2023". Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Facts of Sarawak". The Sarawak Government. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "Postal codes in Sarawak". cybo.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  11. ↑ "Postal codes in Miri". cybo.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  12. ↑ "Area codes in Sarawak". cybo.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  13. ↑ Lian Cheng (17 February 2016). "It's 13, 50 to 53 for Sarawak". The Borneo Post. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  14. ↑ "State Code". Malaysian National Registration Department. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  15. ↑ Soon, Teh Wei (23 March 2015). "Some Little Known Facts On Malaysian Vehicle Registration Plates". Malaysian Digest. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Department of Statistics Malaysia Official Portal". www.dosm.gov.my. Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  17. ↑ "Subnational Human Development Index (2.1) [Sarawak – Malaysia]". Global Data Lab of Institute for Management Research, Radboud University. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  18. ↑ "Sarawak: Land of the Hornbills". Tourism Malaysia. Archived from the original on January 11, 2011. Retrieved October 4, 2010.
  19. ↑ "Adenan defends decision to adopt English as Sarawak's official language - the Malaysian Insider". Archived from the original on 2015-12-26. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  20. ↑ "Census Dashboard". Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Archived from the original on 12 November 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

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States: Johor | Kedah | Kelantan | Melaka | Negeri Sembilan | Pahang | Perak | Perlis | Penang | Sabah | Sarawak | Selangor | Terengganu
Federal Territories: Kuala Lumpur | Labuan | Putrajaya





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