Miri District Explained

Miri District
Image Blank Emblem:	Flag of Sarawak.svg
Blank Emblem Type:	Districts of Sarawak
Area Total Km2:	4707
Population Density Km2:	auto
Population As Of:	2010
Population Total:	290,274
Seat Type:	District Office location
Seat:	Miri
Parts Type:	Local area government(s)
Parts:	Miri City Council (SCC) Subis District Council (SDC)
Blank Name:	District Officer
Blank Info:	Boniface Intang Anak Apat^[1]
Blank1 Name:	License plate prefix
Blank1 Info:	QM
Blank2 Name:	Ethnicity^[2]
Blank2 Info:	Iban (29.3%) Chinese (26.8%) Malay (18.2%) Non-Malaysians (9.4%) Melanau (3.1%) Bidayuh (1.3%)
Website:	http://www.miri.sarawak.gov.my/

Miri District is an administrative district in Miri Division, Sarawak, Malaysia covering a total area of 4707 km².^[3] The Miri District can be divided into Miri City (997.43 km²),^[4] Sibuti sub-district (842.47 km²), and Niah sub-district (2887.21 km²).^[5] They are governed by Miri District Office located in Miri City, Sibuti sub-district office, and Niah sub-district office.^[6] The Miri City is administered by Miri City Council (MCC). Meanwhile, Niah and Sibuti sub-district falls under the jurisdiction of Subis District Council headquartered at Bekenu.^[7]

Federal Parliament and State Assembly Seats

List of Miri district representatives in the Federal Parliament (Dewan Rakyat)

No.	Federal Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
P218			Gabungan Parti Sarawak (PBB)
P219			Pakatan Harapan (PKR)

List of Miri district representatives in the State Legislative Assembly of Sarawak

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N72	Lambir	Ripin Lamat	Gabungan Parti Sarawak (PBB)
N73	Piasau	Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew	Gabungan Parti Sarawak (SUPP)
N74	Pujut	Vacant
N75	Senadin	Lee Kim Shin	Gabungan Parti Sarawak (SUPP)

Demography

There has been a growth of Miri District population of 3.5% from 1991 to 2000. Meanwhile, from 2000 to 2010, there is a population growth of 2.88%.^[8]

Year	1991	2000	2010
Total population	161,373	221,055	294,716

Notes and References

1. Web site: Profil Daerah Miri (Miri District Profile). https://archive.today/20150411224538/http://www.miri.sarawak.gov.my/modules/web/page.php?id=209&menu_id=0&sub_id=235. dead. 11 April 2015. Miri Residen and District Office. 21 March 2015. ms.
2. Web site: Total population by ethnic group, sub-district, and state, Malaysia, 2010 (Table 28.1, page 376) . Statistics Department, Malaysia . 18 March 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120227083957/http://www.statistics.gov.my/portal/download_Population/files/population/05Jadual_Mukim_negeri/Mukim_Sarawak.pdf . dead . 27 February 2012 .
3. Web site: Malaysia – Basic population characteristics by administrative districts. Statistics Department, Malaysia. 21 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20120521201742/http://www.statistics.gov.my/portal/download_Population/files/BPD/ad_2010.pdf. 21 May 2012. en, ms.
4. Web site: Miri Council ... in Brief. Official Website of Miri City Council. 4 September 2014 . 21 March 2015.
5. Web site: Portai Rasmi Pentadbiran Bahagian Miri (Official Portal of Miri administrative Division) . https://archive.today/20150404115414/http://www.miri.sarawak.gov.my/modules/web/page.php?id=148&menu_id=0&sub_id=326 . dead . 4 April 2015 . Miri Residen Office . 21 March 2015 .
6. Web site: Hubungi Kami (Contact Us) . https://archive.today/20150404115408/http://www.miri.sarawak.gov.my/modules/web/page.php?id=199&menu_id=0&sub_id=66 . dead . 4 April 2015 . Miri Residen Office . 21 March 2015 . ms .
7. Web site: Latar Belakang Majlis Daerah Subis (Background of Subis District Council). Subis District Council. 21 March 2015. ms.
8. Web site: Table 8: Number of persons and average annual population growth rate (per cent) by state and administrative district, 1991, 2000 and 2010 (cont'd, page 35). Statistics Department, Malaysia. 18 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20141115030559/http://www.statistics.gov.my/mycensus2010/images/stories/files/Laporan_Kiraan_Permulaan2010.pdf. 15 November 2014.