7-527: Asajaya is a small rural town located in Samarahan Division , Sarawak , Malaysia . Asajaya was formerly known as Nonok . It was created as a sub-district under Kuching District on 1 October 1970. In 1993, Asajaya was put under the administration of the newly formed Samarahan Division . At the same time, the sub-district changed its name to "Asajaya". Asajaya was later upgraded into a district on 31 December 1999. There are two sub-districts in
14-586: A separate Division on 24 July 1986, with a total area of 4,967.4 square kilometres. Samarahan Division formerly contained five administrative districts: Samarahan , Asajaya , Serian , Gedong, Sebuyau and Simunjan . The total population was 246,782 (year 2010 census). but on 11 April 2015 the Serian District was separated to form a new Division . The population is Majority of Malay almost 66% and follow by Iban , Chinese , Bidayuh , Melanau , Orang Ulu , Eurasian and Indian . On 11 November 2016,
21-592: The Asajaya district can only be connected to other parts of Sarawak through the sea. Asajaya is now connected to Kota Samarahan and other areas in Sarawak such as Simunjan District through the Coastal Road Network. In 2021, Agrobank and RHB bank started a mobile ATM service in Asajaya and Sadong Jaya. Asajaya Drainage Scheme is a long-term project spanning over 20 years, covering 18,143 hectares in
28-547: The Asajaya district for agriculture development. Among the crops planted are coconuts, paddy, cocoa, palm oil , fruits, and vegetables. This Sarawak location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Samarahan Division Samarahan Division is one of the twelve administrative divisions in Sarawak , Malaysia . Formerly part of the First Division, which included Kuching , it became
35-443: The Asajaya district, namely Asajaya sub-district (389.52 km) and Sadong Jaya sub-district (332.48km), totaling 722.0 km. There are 19 villages in the district. Amongst them are: Sambir, Serpan, Asajaya, Sebandi, Moyan, and Semera villages. Asajaya district primary forest coverage reduced from 96.1% in 2010 to 68.9% in 2022. Asajaya has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round. According to
42-462: The last census in 2010, the population of the district is estimated to be around 31,874 inhabitants. The district of Asajaya is predominantly Malay/Muslims (almost 85%), thus making this district as one of the Sarawakian district with "heavy" Malay/Muslim population; while the rest of the population are consists of some local Chinese, Ibans and other indigenous groups. Before roads were built,
49-603: The status of Majlis Daerah Samarahan has been upgraded to Majlis Perbandaran Kota Samarahan, giving Kota Samarahan, the capital of Samarahan division from small town to town. The declaration took place in Kota Samarahan by the then Premier of Sarawak, Pehin Sri (Dr.) Haji Adenan bin Haji Satem. He was represented by his deputy, Deputy Premier, Tan Sri Datuk Amar James Jemut Masing . This Sarawak location article
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