Kuching Division
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| Division Office location | Kuching | |
| Local area government(s) |
Kuching South City Council (MBKS) Kuching North City Hall (DBKU) Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) Bau District Council (MDB) Lundu District Council (MDL) |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 4,559.5 km2 (1,760.4 sq mi) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 705,546 | |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) | |
| Resident | Abdul Rahman Sebli Bin Senusi | |
| License plate prefix | QK, QA | |
| Ethnicity | Malay (33.4%), Chinese (33.9%), Bidayuh (17.8%), Others (14.9%) | |
Kuching Division is one of the twelve administrative divisions in Sarawak, Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. Formerly part of what was called the "First Division", it is the center and the starting point of modern Sarawak. Kuching Division has a total area of 4,559.5 square kilometres.
Kuching Division consists of three administrative districts; Kuching, Bau, and Lundu and two subdistricts; Padawan, and Sematan.
The population of Kuching Division (year 2010 census) was 705,546. This makes Kuching Division the most populated division in Sarawak. Most of the residents in Kuching Division live in Kuching District.
Kuching Division is a melting pot of Sarawak diverse multi-racial society. However, the ethnic composition of Kuching Division is somewhat different compared to the whole Sarawak. Malay and Chinese form majority groups in Kuching, while in the whole Sarawak, Iban and Chinese. Basically, it is traditionally a home to Chinese, Malay and Bidayuh people. Most Chinese are of Hakka and Hokkien descent while some are Foochow and Teochew. They live mostly at urban and suburban areas. Kuching Division has the highest number of Malay people in Sarawak. Most Sarawakian Malays originated from Kuching Division. They are scattered all throughout Kuching Division, with exception of rural areas of Padawan sub-district. Kuching Division is also a home to the largest Bidayuh community. Like Sarawakian Malays, most Sarawakian Bidayuhs are from Kuching Division. They form a majority group in Bau district of Kuching. Other significant minority in Kuching Division are Iban and Melanau. Most of them originated outside Kuching. However, the earliest Iban settlement in Kuching can be found at Kampung Siol Kandis, Petra Jaya, Kuching. Most Melanau people who reside in Kuching have assimilated into Malay society due to professing Islam. Some of them have no longer speak in Bahasa Melanau due to the assimilation.
Kuching Division is a home to Sarawak capital city, Kuching. It is a centre of business, commercial, mixed industries, service sectors, education hub and tourism centre for Sarawak. Kuching relies heavily on its productive population to run its economy, rather than exploiting its natural resources.
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