Samarahan Division

Infobox divisions of Sarawak
native_name=Samarahan
division_office=Kota Samarahan
resident=Dr Sulaiman Husaini
local_area_government= Majlis Daerah Samarahan (MDS)
(Kota Samarahan and Asajaya)
Majlis Daerah Serian (MDS)
Majlis Daerah Simunjan {MDS)
license_plate=QC

Samarahan Division is one of the eleven administrative divisions in Sarawak, east Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. Formerly part of the First Division, which included Kuching, it became a separate Division in 1985. Samarahan Division has a total area of 4,967.4 square kilometers.

Samarahan Division contains four administrative districts: Samarahan, Asajaya, Serian and Simunjan. The total population is 204,900 (year 2000 census). The population is ethnically mixed, with mostly Bidayuh, Iban, Malay and Chinese predominating.

External links

* [http://www.samarahan.net.my Samarahan Tourism]