Sibu District

This article is about an administrative district in Sarawak, Malaysia. For the town, see Sibu. For the administrative division, see Sibu Division.
Sibu District

Districts of Sarawak
District Office location Sibu
Local area government(s) Sibu Municipal Council (SMC)
Sibu Rural District Council (SRDC)
Area
 • Total 2,229.8 km2 (860.9 sq mi)
Population (2010)[1]
 • Total 240,165
 • Density 110/km2 (280/sq mi)
District Officer Wong Hee Sieng[2]
License plate prefix QS
Ethnicity[1] Chinese (47.2%)
Iban (28.0%)
Malay (10.0%)
Melanau (5.9%)
Non-Malaysians (5.9%)
Bidayuh (0.73%)
Website http://www.sibudo.sarawak.gov.my/

Sibu District is an administrative district in Sibu Division, Sarawak, Malaysia covering a total area of 2229.8 km2.[3] It can be divided into Sibu Town area (129.5 km2)[4] and the rural areas (2,100.3 km2). The satellite township of Sibu Jaya (26 km away from the Sibu town) is included in the rural areas.[5] Sibu District is under the purview of Sibu District Office located at Sibu Islamic Complex, Sibu Town. There are currently two local authorities namely Sibu Municipal Council (SMC)[4] and Sibu Rural District Council (SRDC)[6] that administers Sibu Town and Sibu rural areas respectively.

Demography

There has been a marginal growth of Sibu District population of 2.36% from 1991 to 2000. Meanwhile, from 2000 to 2010, there is a marginal growth of 1.53%.[7]

Year 1991 2000 2010
Total
population		 166,894 206,297 240,165

References

  1. 1 2 "Total population by ethnic group, sub-district, and state, Malaysia, 2010 (Table 38.1, page 376)" (PDF). Statistics Department, Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Pengenalan Pejabat Daerah Sibu (An Introduction to Sibu District Office)" (in Malay). Sibu District Office. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Official Website of Sibu Resident Office". Sibu Resident Office. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  4. 1 2 "History Of Sibu Municipal Council (SMC)". Official Website of Sibu Municipal Council. Official Website of Sibu Municipal Council. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Sibu Jaya Township". AmCorp Properties Sdn Bhd. Archived from the original on 30 July 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Background". The official website of Sibu Rural District Council. Sibu Rural District Council. 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "Table 8: Number of persons and average annual population growth rate (per cent) by state and administrative district, 1991, 2000 and 2010 (cont'd, page 35)" (PDF). Statistics Department, Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2015.


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