6-629: Simunjan may refer to: Simunjan District Simunjan (federal constituency) , formerly represented in the Dewan Rakyat (1971–90) Simunjan (state constituency) , represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Simunjan . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
12-505: A Chinese merchant came to Simunjan on a boat known as Wangkang ( Djong (ship) ) to rest. While at Simunjan, he tried to dry his tobaccos in the sun, but the weather was cloudy. The local told them that his " Jan " ("tobacco" in Chinese) will be " Semun " (or "damp"); " Semunlah jan kau kelak" ("Your tobacco will get damp.") Since this encounter, the place have been known as "Simunjan." Another oral tradition speaks of Simunjan coming from
18-653: The Samarahan Division of Sarawak , Malaysia , located between Serian and Sri Aman . It borders Sebuyau and Samarahan and lies approximately 51.4 kilometres (32 mi) east-south-east of the state capital Kuching . Most of its inhabitants are made up of the Malay and the Iban people. There are a few deviations regarding the origin of Simunjan name. The first being when a Chinese merchant went to dry tobaccos during cloudy weather. Based on this folklore,
24-407: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Simunjan&oldid=728359024 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Simunjan District The Simunjan District is a district in
30-480: The word " Semun " and " Hujan " (or "rain".) In this version, Simunjan people originated from an area known as "Ensengei" that migrated to Simunjan. Most of them worked as miners. While trying to start a match, the match was damp due to the frequent rainfall. Because this area was still unnamed, people combined " Semun " and " Hujan " to refer this place, hence "Simunjan." Based on another source, Simunjan got its name from " Burung Munjan" ("Munjan Bird.") Burung Munjan
36-489: Was to believe a bird native to Simunjan that was abundant within Gunung Ngeli forest. Simunjan derived from the phrase " Si Munjan " (or "The Munjan") hence its name.However, there are limited resources that provide additional details about this version, except for a few mentions from locals. A statue of Burung Munjan was erected around 1990 at Padang Sentral (Central Park) before being moved to Majlis Daerah Simunjan. It
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