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Samarahan | |
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![]() View of Samarahan district from Kuching. Wisma SALCRA is at the centre of the image while to the left is the UNIMAS campus. | |
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Population (2024) | |
• Total | 52,368 |

Samarahan is a district, in Samarahan Division, Sarawak, Malaysia.[1][2] Samarahan is heart of Malays and known as Town of Knowledge.
Demographics
Ethnicity
Ethnicity | 2024 | |
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Pop. | % | |
Malays | 26785 | 51.15% |
Iban | 10864 | 20.75% |
Bidayuh | 4810 | 9.18% |
Melanau | 84 | 0.16% |
Other Bumiputeras | 37 | 0.07% |
Chinese | 8915 | 17.02% |
Indians | 281 | 0.54% |
Others | 0 | 0% |
Malaysian total | 51776 | 98.87% |
Non-Malaysian | 592 | 1.13% |
Total | 52368 | 100.00% |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1990 | 7,625 | — |
1995 | 10,879 | +42.7% |
2000 | 13,628 | +25.3% |
2004 | 19,253 | +41.3% |
2010 | 25,816 | +34.1% |
2015 | 32,997 | +27.8% |
2024 | 52,368 | +58.7% |
Source: [3] |
Religions
References
- ^ "Malaysia Districts". Statoids.com. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
- ^ "Malaysia: Administrative Division". City Population. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "TABURAN PENDUDUK MENGIKUT PBT & MUKIM 2010". Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Retrieved 15 December 2017.