Betong District, Sarawak

Betong District Daerah Betong
District in Malaysia
Other transcription(s)
• Chinese	木中县 (Simplified) 木中縣 (Traditional) Mù zhōng xiàn (Hanyu Pinyin)
• Tamil	பெத்தோங் மாவட்டம்
Betong District Show map of Sarawak Betong District Show map of Malaysia
Coordinates: 1°24′45″N 111°31′30″E
Country	Malaysia
State	Sarawak
Seat	Betong
Local area government(s)	Betong District Council
Area
• Total	2,493.69 km^2 (962.82 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	60,728
• Density	24/km^2 (63/sq mi)
Website	betongdo.sarawak.gov.my

Betong (Malay: Daerah Betong) is a district, in Betong Division, Sarawak, Malaysia.^[1][2] The city of Betong, which is the administrative centre of the larger Betong Division, is located in this district.

Betong District was formed in 2002, before which it was called Saribas District and was administratively a part of Sri Aman Division.^[3][4]

References

1. "Malaysia Districts". Statoids.com. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
2. "Malaysia: Administrative Division". City Population. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
3. Hazis, Faizal S. (2012). Domination and contestation : Muslim Bumiputera politics in Sarawak. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. ISBN 978-981-4311-59-5.
4. "History of Betong District". Betong District. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2024.