The express boats services are provided frequently at Song Wharf Terminal. Many residents fled Song due to the war. The Iban people opposed the introduction of the assessment tax by the Brooke government. Sarawak Population by District State Planning Unit Districts as at October 2015 and Population projections (revised) based on the Census 2010. The Malays would sell the jungle produce in Sibau town (present-day Sibu) for a profit. It is an important stopover for river traffic going up the Rajang River. The population of the states, federal territories and districts of Malaysia by census years. The district was originally named by the Kayan people as long which means river stream. The district population was 20,046 according to the 2010 census. The Ibans then sold their products at the Song bazaar in exchange for daily necessities. Its first 21-member Sarawak General Council, headed by Rajah Charles Brooke, consisted of six of Brooke’s officers and 16 local community leaders. https://data.sarawak.gov.my/home/data/resource_download/709. In 1873, Sibu Division was established. [1] The Iban people accounted for 80% of the district population, followed by Chinese, Melanau people, Malay and Bidayuh.[3]. [2], Song District Office governs an area of 38,934 km2. Siniawan, a small town in the Bau district, about 20km away from Kuching, the Capital of Sarawak. Sarawak Population by District 2017 XLS. Thus the area is called Song since then. State Secretary Sarawak State Secretary Office Level 20, Wisma Bapa Malaysia Petra Jaya, 93502 Kuching Tel: 082-441957 Fax: 082-441677 Email: 555999@sarawak.gov.my The Kuching District is an administrative district within Kuching Division, Sarawak, Malaysia.It is subdivided into three subdistricts: Kuching Proper, Padawan and Siburan.The population of the entire District was 617,887 at the 2010 Census. Area and Percentage Distribution by District XLS. Copy the following HTML and paste into your webpage to embed this view. Sarawak’s population has grown 1.7 times since 1991 and currently has a population estimate of 2,828,900 (2018) according to Department of Statistics (DOSM). During this time, the Chinese started to build the first primary school in Song. Ethnics. Additional Information. These rivers are the main transportation routes for Song residents. At that time, the Kayans were the nomadic people. After the war, the British colonial government gave Sarawak dollars to residents of Song to rebuild their homes. Sub-districts in Sabah, however, are not divided into mukim. They built wooden shophouses with nipah rooves along the river banks and opened floating shops on the river. Sarawak as a British Crown Colony; Self-Governing Sarawak 1963; Formation of Malaysia 1963; State Symbols; Sarawak State Flag; Sarawak State Crest; Sarawak State Anthem; Demographics; Population; Geography; Transport and Infrastructure; Communication; Sarawak Government . ... Dalat townland has a population of 619. At the same time, the Iban people migrated from the present day Kalimantan, Indonesia and settled near the banks of the Katibas River (located in the Song District) in order to find land for farming. Initially, the barter system was used, but when Song was acquired by the Kingdom of Sarawak, a monetary system was introduced. [3], Song is one of three districts located within Kapit Division. In 1977, the administrative centre of Song was moved from the fort at Katibas river to the town centre. One of the well-known traders was Haji Ahmed bin Haji Omar. Lojing autonomous sub-district in Kelantan. ★ Bintulu District. In 1870, the Brooke government built a fort at Nanga Song (mouth of Song river). Also included for comparison are the populations within the districts which are fully or partially covered by the urban agglomerations. The last Census was conducted in 2010 and the next Census is expected to be carried out in 2020. 90% of the Song district is covered with uneven highlands, [3], In 2010, Song District had a population of 20,046. The file contains Sarawak socio-economic indicators for 2016 gathered from various sources. Miri District (which District of Subis (formerly Sibuti) used to be part of) is the second most populous district of Sarawak. The Data API can be accessed via the following actions of the CKAN action API. # Total Fertility Rate: The rate per woman aged 15-49 years. Sarawak’s State Legislative Assembly, the oldest legislature in Malaysia, was established after its first inaugural meeting at Bintulu on 8th September 1867. 2015 - 2019: Population Estimates based on the adjusted Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2010. Rajang River is the main river crossing the Song District. Siniawan Old Town Night Market. [1] Song is situated by the banks of the Katibas River, a tributary of the Rajang River. The first three Malays to arrive in Song were Mr Haji Tahir, Haji Omar, and Haji Dollah. In 2018, Department of Statistics, Malaysia (DOSM) estimated there is 347600 residents in the District of Miri (inclusive of Subis) and this accounts 12% of the population of Sarawak. The spatial data consists of Kuching district boundary, road data, police station boundary and police sector boundary, while non-spatial data includes residential burglary from 2015-2017, time, addresses of ... Sarawak by using GIS as the system has the ability in handling spatial data in a geographical environment. State Secretary Sarawak State Secretary Office, Level 20 , Wisma Bapa Malaysia Petra Jaya, 93502 Kuching Tel :082-441957 Fax :082-441677 Email: 555999@sarawak.gov.my The fort also functioned as the first administrative centre for Song and was intended to inhibit Iban uprisings at Katibas river. There was once a Melanau widow named Song who came from Nangka village, Sibu. It used to be placed under the district of Sri Aman. Some larger districts are further divided into autonomous sub-districts (daerah kecil; literally "small district") before the mukim level. 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