| Padawan municipality | |||
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| Motto: Cekap Bersih Makmur (Efficient Clean Prosper) |
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Padawan municipality
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| Coordinates: | |||
| Country | Malaysia | ||
| State | Sarawak | ||
| Division | Kuching Division | ||
| District | Kuching District | ||
| First settled | Circa AD 600s (7th century) [1] | ||
| Incorporation (Municipality) | 1 August 1996 | ||
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| • Type | Local government | ||
| • Chairman | Lo Khere Chiang[2] | ||
| Area | |||
| • Padawan municipality | 1,431.82 km2 (552.8 sq mi) | ||
| Population | |||
| • Estimate (2006) | 306,000 | ||
| Time zone | MST (UTC+8) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | Not observed (UTC) | ||
| Postal code | 93050 KUCHING (Matang Jaya, Telaga Air) 93250 KUCHING (Penrissen, Batu Kawah, Kota Sentosa, Kota Padawan) 94200 KUCHING (Siburan, Beratok, Tapah) |
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| International dialling code prefix | +6082 (landline only) | ||
| Vehicle registration plate prefix | QA and QK (for all vehicles except taxis) HQ (for taxis only) |
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| Website | www.mpp.gov.my/ | ||
The Padawan municipality is a collective name given to a subset of the Kuching District area which is not administered locally by the Council of the City of Kuching South and the Commission of the City of Kuching North. It has an area of 1,431.82 km2, covering the suburbs of the Kuching Proper subdistrict and the entire Siburan and Padawan subdistricts.[3]