Sarikei District

Sarikei District
The Sarikei District Council building
Seal Districts of Sarawak
District Office location	Sarikei
Local area government(s)	Sarikei District Council
Area
• Total	985 km^2 (380 sq mi)
Population  (2010)[1]
• Total	56,228
• Density	57/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Ethnicity[1]	Chinese (38.7%) Iban (33.0%) Malay (16.34%) Melanau (7.0%) Non-Malaysians (2.2%) Bidayuh (0.8%)
Website	http://www.sarikei.sarawak.gov.my/

Sarikei District is an administrative district in Sarikei Division, Sarawak, Malaysia, covering an area of 985 square kilometres (380 sq mi).^[2] The town of Sarikei is the capital of the Sarikei district.

Demography

There has been a marginal growth of Sarikei District population of 1.33% from 1991 to 2000. Meanwhile, from 2000 to 2010, there is a marginal growth of 1.66%.^[3]

Year	1991	2000	2010
Total population	42,689	48,132	56,798

Geography

In July 2010, residents of Sarikei district staying in the rural areas felt a minor tremor in their homes but the cause of the tremor was not found. On 19 April 2019 at 5 am, residents staying at the similar area felt a greater degree of tremor which lasted for a few seconds.^[4][5] According to parameters provided by Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, there was an earthquake 27 km south of Sarikei town, with Richter scale of 3.8 with depth of 10 km.^[6] However, Sarawak branch of Malaysian Meteorological Department denied any earthquake happened in Sarikei.^[7]

Towns and villages

Pineapple as the symbol of Sarikei.

Jakar uses Boonie Bears characters as symbol of the town.

Sarikei

The town of Sarikei houses the Sarikei District Office.

Jakar

The town is notable of its prawn mee^[8] and Shumai (Chinese dumpling).^[9]

Selalang

Sebangkoi country park^[10] and Tanjung Lusam (Lusam cape) are located here.^[11]

References

1. "Total population by ethnic group, sub-district, and state, Malaysia, 2010 (Table 28.1, page 375)" (PDF). Statistics Department, Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
2. "Sarikei District profile". Sarikei Divisional Office. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2019. Alt URL
3. "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.
4. "砂泗里街郊区地震？·居民：听见巨响房屋摇晃 (Is there an earthquake in rural Sarikei? Residents: heard a loud bang and houses shaking)". Sin Chew Jit Poh. 19 April 2019. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
5. "泗里街疑似地震现象跟进．巨响从远处传来．"整间屋子一阵摇晃" (Follow up on suspected seismic activity in Sarikei: Loud bang came from far away places. Houses shaking.)". Sin Chew Jit Poh. 21 April 2019. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
6. "M 3.8 - SARAWAK, MALAYSIA - 2019-04-18 20:48:38 UTC". European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
7. "泗里街乡区巨响摇晃‧砂气象局：没测到地震 (Loud bang and shaking in rural Sarikei. Sarawak Meteorological Department: earthquake not detected)". Sin Chew Jit Poh. 21 April 2019. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
8. "Mysterious attraction to Sarikei and Sibu". The Borneo Post. 25 June 2016. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
9. "椰甲烧卖驰名全砂 (Jakar Chinese dumplings is famous throughout Sarawak)". 新洲网 (SinChew Online). 2 April 2018. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
10. "Selalang exit, Selalang-Sarikei junction to close from March 10 to June 9". Dayak Daily. 8 March 2022. Archived from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
11. "Pantai Tanjung Lusam tarikan terbaharu Sarikei (Lusam cape the latest attraction in Sarikei)". TV Sarawak. Archived from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.