Kuching District

District in Sarawak, Malaysia

This article is about an administrative district in Sarawak, Malaysia. For the city, see Kuching. For the administrative division, see Kuching Division.

District of Malaysia in Sarawak

Kuching District

District of Malaysia

Daerah Kuching
Other transcription(s)
• Chinese| 古晋县

Location of Kuching District in Sarawak

Kuching District

Location of Kuching District in Malaysia

Coordinates: 1°33′40″N 110°20′30″E﻿ / ﻿1.56111°N 110.34167°E﻿ / 1.56111; 110.34167
Country|  Malaysia
State|  Sarawak
Local area government(s)|

* Kuching Kuching South City Council (MBKS)
* Commission of the City of Kuching North (DBKU)
* Padawan Municipal Council (MPP)

Area

• Total

| 1,868.83 km2 (721.56 sq mi)
Population

(2010)

• Total

| 617,887
• Density| 330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+8 (MST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+8 (Not observed)

The Kuching District is an administrative district within Kuching Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. It is subdivided into two subdistricts which are Kuching Proper and Padawan. The population of the entire district was 617,887 at the 2010 Census.

Map of Kuching District Kuching Resident and District Office Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±%

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1980| 76,814| —
1985| 89,490| +16.5%
1990| 102,863| +14.9%
1995| 136,412| +32.6%
2004| 193,285| +41.7%
2010| 283,670| +46.8%
2015| 340,951| +20.2%
2024| 514,658| +50.9%

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## Kuching Proper subdistrict

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The Kuching Proper subdistrict is divided into two areas:

* the urban area, more commonly known as Kuching City.
* the suburbs and rural areas, collectively known as the Padawan municipality, formerly known as the Kuching Rural District. The headquarters are situated in Kota Padawan (formerly named 10th Mile Bazaar).

## Padawan subdistrict

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Main article: Padawan, Sarawak

Not to be confused with Padawan municipality.

Padawan was proclaimed as a subdistrict on 11 August 1983 and is headquartered in Teng Bukap.

## References

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1. ^ "TABURAN PENDUDUK MENGIKUT PBT & MUKIM 2010". Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Retrieved 15 December 2017.

## External links

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* Kuching District Office

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State of Sarawak

Capital: Kuching

History|

* Santubong Kingdom (500 AD)
* Malano Kingdom (700 AD–1400 AD)
* Bruneian Empire (1368–1888)
* Sultanate of Sarawak (1599–1641)
* Raj of Sarawak (1841–1946)
* Empire of Japan (1941–1945)
* Crown Colony of Sarawak (1946–1963)
* Sarawak (1963–present)

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| Divisions|

* Betong
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* Padawan

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* Kuching
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* Serikin
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* Song
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