Sarikei District Explained

Sarikei District
Image Blank Emblem:Flag of Sarawak.svg
Blank Emblem Type:Districts of Sarawak
Area Total Km2:985
Population Density Km2:auto
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:56,228
Seat Type:District Office location
Seat:Sarikei
Parts Type:Local area government(s)
Parts:Sarikei District Council
Blank Name:District Officer
Blank1 Name:License plate prefix
Blank2 Name:Ethnicity[1]
Blank2 Info:Chinese (38.7%)
Iban (33.0%)
Malay (16.34%)
Melanau (7.0%)
Non-Malaysians (2.2%)
Bidayuh (0.8%)
Website:http://www.sarikei.sarawak.gov.my/

Sarikei District is an administrative district in Sarikei Division, Sarawak, Malaysia, covering an area of .[2] The town of Sarikei is the capital of the Sarikei district.

Demography

There has been a marginal growth of Sarikei District population of 1.33% from 1991 to 2000. Meanwhile, from 2000 to 2010, there is a marginal growth of 1.66%.[3]

Year1991 2000 2010
Total
population		42,689 48,132 56,798

Geography

In July 2010, residents of Sarikei district staying in the rural areas felt a minor tremor in their homes but the cause of the tremor was not found. On 19 April 2019 at 5 am, residents staying at the similar area felt a greater degree of tremor which lasted for a few seconds.[4] [5] According to parameters provided by Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, there was an earthquake 27 km south of Sarikei town, with Richter scale of 3.8 with depth of 10 km.[6] However, Sarawak branch of Malaysian Meteorological Department denied any earthquake happened in Sarikei.[7]

Towns and villages

Sarikei

The town of Sarikei houses the Sarikei District Office.

Jakar

The town is notable of its prawn mee[8] and Shumai (Chinese dumpling).[9]

Selalang

Sebangkoi country park[10] and Tanjung Lusam (Lusam cape) are located here.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Total population by ethnic group, sub-district, and state, Malaysia, 2010 (Table 28.1, page 375). Statistics Department, Malaysia. 18 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150205084527/http://www.statistics.gov.my/portal/download_Population/files/population/05Jadual_Mukim_negeri/Mukim_Sarawak.pdf. 5 February 2015.
  2. Web site: Sarikei District profile . Sarikei Divisional Office . 21 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200617145808/https://sarikei.sarawak.gov.my/modules/web/pages.php?mod=micro&sub=page&site=sarikeido&menu_id=0&sub_id=370 . 17 June 2020. Alt URL
  3. 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.
  4. News: 砂泗里街郊区地震？·居民：听见巨响房屋摇晃 (Is there an earthquake in rural Sarikei? Residents: heard a loud bang and houses shaking). 21 April 2019 . Sin Chew Jit Poh . 19 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190421024025/https://www.sinchew.com.my/content/content_2041327.html . 21 April 2019.
  5. News: 泗里街疑似地震现象跟进．巨响从远处传来．"整间屋子一阵摇晃" (Follow up on suspected seismic activity in Sarikei: Loud bang came from far away places. Houses shaking.) . 21 April 2019 . Sin Chew Jit Poh . 21 April 2019 . https://archive.today/20190421123655/https://www.sinchew.com.my/content/content_2042090.html . 21 April 2019.
  6. Web site: M 3.8 - SARAWAK, MALAYSIA - 2019-04-18 20:48:38 UTC . . 21 April 2019 . https://archive.today/20190421025329/https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=759712 . 21 April 2019.
  7. News: 泗里街乡区巨响摇晃‧砂气象局：没测到地震 (Loud bang and shaking in rural Sarikei. Sarawak Meteorological Department: earthquake not detected) . 21 April 2019 . Sin Chew Jit Poh . 21 April 2019 . https://archive.today/20190421122909/https://www.sinchew.com.my/content/content_2041857.html . 21 April 2019.
  8. News: Mysterious attraction to Sarikei and Sibu . 26 August 2022 . The Borneo Post . 25 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210608221947/https://www.theborneopost.com/2016/06/25/mysterious-attraction-to-sarikei-and-sibu/ . 8 June 2021.
  9. News: 椰甲烧卖驰名全砂 (Jakar Chinese dumplings is famous throughout Sarawak) . 26 August 2022 . 新洲网 (SinChew Online) . 2 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220826130022/https://www.sinchew.com.my/20180402/%E6%A4%B0%E7%94%B2%E7%83%A7%E5%8D%96%E9%A9%B0%E5%90%8D%E5%85%A8%E7%A0%82/ . 26 August 2022.
  10. News: Selalang exit, Selalang-Sarikei junction to close from March 10 to June 9 . 12 February 2023 . Dayak Daily . 8 March 2022 . https://archive.today/20230212113738/https://dayakdaily.com/selalang-exit-selalang-sarikei-junction-to-close-from-march-10-to-june-9/ . 12 February 2023.
  11. Web site: Pantai Tanjung Lusam tarikan terbaharu Sarikei (Lusam cape the latest attraction in Sarikei) . TV Sarawak . 12 February 2023 . https://archive.today/20230212113902/https://tvstv.my/2022/11/27/pantai-tanjung-lusam-tarikan-terbaharu-sarikei/ . 12 February 2023.

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