Pakan, Sarawak

Pakan
Pakan
Coordinates: 1°53′00″N 111°41′00″E / 1.88333°N 111.68333°E / 1.88333; 111.68333
Country	Malaysia
State	Sarawak
Administrative Division	Sarikei
Government
• Ruling party	Barisan Nasional
• Elected representative	Dato' Sri William Mawan Ikom
Elevation	71 m (233 ft)
Population (2010[1])
• Total	15,480

Pakan is a town in the Malaysian state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo. It is located under Sarikei Division. It lies approximately 153.8 kilometres (96 mi) east-north-east of the state capital Kuching. The district population (year 2010 census) was 15,480.

Most of its inhabitants are ethnic Iban group and a small minorities of Chinese group usually concentrated in its town area.

Education

Pre-School

• Tadika KEMAS Pakan
• Tadika NanGA Wak

Primary School

• SK Nanga Pakan
• SK Sungai Sugai
• sk Nanga Wak
• Sk Nanga Sembawang

Secondary School

• SMK Pakan

Place of Worship

• St. Francis Church
• BEM(SIB) Nanga Pakan

References

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Coordinates: 1°53′N 111°41′E / 1.883°N 111.683°E / 1.883; 111.683