Betong District, Sarawak
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District in Malaysia in Sarawak
Betong District
Daerah Betong | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 木中县 (Simplified) 木中縣 (Traditional) Mù zhōng xiàn (Hanyu Pinyin) |
| • Tamil | பெத்தோங் மாவட்டம் |
| Location of Betong District | |
Betong District is located in Sarawak Show map of SarawakBetong District Betong District Betong District is located in Malaysia Show map of MalaysiaBetong District Betong District | |
| Coordinates: 1°24′45′′N 111°31′30′′E / 1.41250°N 111.52500°E / 1.41250; 111.52500 | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| State | Sarawak |
| Seat | Betong |
| Local area government(s) | Betong District Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,493.69 km2 (962.82 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 93,494 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (97/sq mi) |
| Website | betongdo |
Betong (Malay: Daerah Betong) is a district, in Betong Division, Sarawak, Malaysia.[1] [2] The city of Betong, which is the administrative centre of the larger Betong Division, is located in this district.
Betong District was formed in 2002, before which it was called Saribas District and was administratively a part of Sri Aman Division.[3] [4]
Demographics
[edit ]Total population of every areas in Betong, Sarawak. These population are exactly based on their ethnics in Sarawak.
Bandar Betong is the only town area with the majority of Iban community. Meanwhile Debak and Spaoh is predominantly Malay and Melanau.
1. Bandar Betong
[edit ]- Iban : 76,852
- Chinese : 5,790
- Malay : 3,244
- Melanau : 213
- Bidayuh : 50
- Orang Ulu : 16
- Indian : –
- Other ethnics : 8
TOTAL : 86,173
2. Debak
[edit ]- Malay : 2,348
- Melanau : 925
- Iban : 354
- Bidayuh : 21
- Chinese : –
- Orang Ulu : –
- Indian : –
- Other ethnics : 9
TOTAL : 3,657
3. Spaoh
[edit ]- Melanau : 2,805
- Malay : 790
- Iban : 64
- Bidayuh : 5
- Orang Ulu : –
- Chinese : –
- Indian : –
- Other ethnics : –
TOTAL : 3,664
References
[edit ]- ^ "Malaysia Districts". Statoids.com. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
- ^ "Malaysia: Administrative Division". City Population. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ Hazis, Faizal S. (2012). Domination and contestation : Muslim Bumiputera politics in Sarawak. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. ISBN 978-981-4311-59-5.
- ^ "History of Betong District". Betong District. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
