7-604: The Simunjan District is a district in 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
14-495: A Chinese merchant went to dry tobaccos during cloudy weather. Based on this folklore, 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,
21-586: 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,
28-593: Is believed that Burung Munjan went extinct due to rampant human activities in Simunjan. Simunjan has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round. Neighbouring settlements include: 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
35-576: The place have been known as "Simunjan." Another oral tradition speaks of Simunjan coming from 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
42-603: 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
49-489: 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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