Asajaya District Explained
| Asajaya |
| Settlement Type: | Town and district capital |
| Coordinates: | 1.5783°N 110.5811°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Malaysia East |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Malaysia |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | Division |
| Subdivision Name2: | Samarahan |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Asajaya |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
Asajaya is a small rural town located in Samarahan Division, Sarawak, Malaysia.
History
Asajaya was formerly known as Nonok. It was created as a sub-district under Kuching District on 1 October 1970. In 1993, Asajaya was put under the administration of the newly formed Samarahan Division. At the same time, the sub-district changed its name to "Asajaya". Asajaya was later upgraded into a district on 31 December 1999.[1]
Geography and climate
There are two sub-districts in the Asajaya district, namely Asajaya sub-district (389.52 km2) and Sadong Jaya sub-district (332.48km2), totaling 722.0 km2.[2] There are 19 villages in the district. Amongst them are: Sambir, Serpan, Asajaya,[3] Sebandi, Moyan, and Semera villages.[1]
Asajaya district primary forest coverage reduced from 96.1% in 2010 to 68.9% in 2022.[4] Asajaya has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
Infrastructure
Before roads were built, the Asajaya district can only be connected to other parts of Sarawak through the sea.[1] Asajaya is now connected to Kota Samarahan and other areas in Sarawak such as Simunjan District through the Coastal Road Network.[5] [6]
In 2021, Agrobank and RHB bank started a mobile ATM service in Asajaya and Sadong Jaya.[7]
Local Bus
Economy
Asajaya Drainage Scheme is a long-term project spanning over 20 years, covering 18,143 hectares in the Asajaya district for agriculture development. Among the crops planted are coconuts, paddy, cocoa, palm oil, fruits, and vegetables.[8] [9]
State constituency
See main article: Asajaya (state constituency).
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Sejarah (History) . Pusat Ekonomi Digital Pekan Asajaya (Asajaya town digital economy centre) . 22 March 2023 . https://archive.today/20230322105615/http://pekanasajaya.pjk.com.my/index.php/warga-pi1m/maklumat-pi1m/sejarah/23-sejarah . 22 March 2023.
- Web site: Profil Daerah Asajaya (Asajaya district profile) . Samarahan Divisional Administration . 24 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231124233343/https://samarahan.sarawak.gov.my/web/subpage/webpage_view/218/asajayado . 24 November 2023.
- Mohamad . Fauzie . Keberkesanan program bantuan pembangunan pertanian di kawasan Asajaya, Samarahan (Efficacy of agriculture development programme in Asajaya, Samarahan) . UiTM Digital Library Repository . September 2001 . 24 March 2023.
- Web site: Asajaya, Sarawak, Malaysia . . 25 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231124233901/https://www.globalforestwatch.org/dashboards/country/MYS/14/1/ . 24 November 2023.
- News: Journey to Gedong Bazaar . 27 March 2023 . Rakan Sarawak . 25 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230327225256/https://www.rakansarawak.com/v3/2022/04/25/journey-to-gedong-bazaar%EF%BF%BC/ . 27 March 2023.
- News: Coastal Road, Second Trunk Road will serve 2 million residents . 27 March 2023 . Dayak Daily . 27 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200306123736/https://dayakdaily.com/coastal-road-second-trunk-road-will-serve-2-million-residents/ . 6 March 2020.
- News: RHB Mobile ATM drive in Asajaya, Sadong Jaya commences tomorrow . 25 November 2023 . The Borneo Post . 11 July 2021.
- Web site: DID Samarahan Schemes . Department of Irrigation and Drainage Sarawak . 24 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231124114701/https://did.sarawak.gov.my/web/subpage/webpage_view/174 . 24 November 2023.
- Ngie Bing . Wong . Assessment of hydraulic systems for coastal wetland development in Asajaya, Kota Samarahan . 2004 . Bachelor of Civil Engineering . Universiti Malaysia Sarawak .
