Pakan District

Not to be confused with Pekan District.

Pakan District
Districts of Sarawak
District Office location	Pakan
Local area government(s)	Meradong and Julau District Council Pakan District Office
Area
• Total	924.6 km^2 (357.0 sq mi)
Population  (2010)[1]
• Total	15,135
• Density	16/km^2 (42/sq mi)
Ethnicity[1]	Iban (95.3%) Chinese (1.9%) Malay (0.8%) Non-Malaysians (0.35%) Melanau (0.25%) Bidayuh (0.25%)
Website	http://www.sarikei.sarawak.gov.my/

Map of Pakan District

Pakan District is an administrative district in Sarikei Division, Sarawak, Malaysia, covering an area of 924.6 square kilometres (357.0 sq mi). The town of Pakan is the capital of the Pakan district, located 45 km from the town of Sarikei.

History

The Pakan area was administered as a sub-district since 1973 which was put under the jurisdiction of Julau District. On 1 March 2002, the area was upgraded into a district and was put under the administration of Sarikei Division.^[2]

Demography

There has been a marginal growth of Pakan District population of 1.38% from 1991 to 2000. Meanwhile, from 2000 to 2010, there is a marginal growth of 0.37%.^[3]

Year	1980	1991	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050
Total population	12,440	12,882	14,591	15,135	16,990	-	-	-

Economy

According to the figures released by Malaysian Ministry of Rural Development in 2019, Pakan district is the poorest district in Malaysia with household income registered at RM 2,760 per month. Therefore, Pakan district is under the implementation of socio-economic development programmes of the ministry.^[4] As of 2019, the employment rate in the district was 96.9%, with 3.4% unemployment, corresponding to 8,800 people employed and 300 people unemployed.^[5]

Town and villages

Pakan

The Pakan District Office

Pakan district office administers the Pakan District.^[6]

Nanga Entaih

Nanga Entaih was connected to tarred road in September 2019.^[7]

Nanga Wak

Main article: Wuak

The Nanga Wak primary school

There is an earth road connecting Nanga Wak to Ulu Julau.^[8] As of 2016, there is a lack of water and electricity supply in the area.^[9]

Nanga Kara

Nanga Kara medical clinic

There is a primary school in this area.^[10]

Ulu Entabai

The place is located at three-hour drive from the town of Pakan. Nanga Kemalih public health clinic^[11][12] and SK Ulu Entabai (primary school) are located here.^[13] A development project consisted of a new clinic, administrative block, and staff quarters opposite SK Ulu Entabai was commenced in 2017.^[14] The project began construction in 2019 and reached 70% progress by March 2021.^[15]

References

1. "Total population by ethnic group, sub-district, and state, Malaysia, 2010 (Table 28.1, page 377)" (PDF). Statistics Department, Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
2. "Profail Daerah Pakan (Pakan District Profile)". Sarikei Divisional Office. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 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. "Pakan poorest district in Malaysia – Report". The Borneo Post. 29 January 2019. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
5. "Spotlight on poverty, Pakan, Sarawak" (PDF). Wiki Impact. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
6. "Pengenalan Pejabat Daerah Pakan (Introduction to Pakan District Office)". Official Portal of Sarikei Divisional Administration. Sarikei Divisional Office. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
7. "Jalan Nanga Engkamop ke Nanga Entaih siap (Road access from Nanga Engkamop to Nanga Entaih completed)". Maklum.my. 26 September 2019. Archived from the original on 23 May 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
8. "Nanga Wak Pakan-Ulu Julau road in dire need of repair". The Borneo Post. 30 January 2014. Archived from the original on 21 December 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
9. Zulkifli, Zulaikha (1 May 2016). "Lack of water, electricity bigger deal than BN infighting". Malaysiakini. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
10. "Pendidikan kunci kehidupan lebih baik (Education the key to better life)". Utusan Borneo. 28 November 2017. Archived from the original on 23 May 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
11. "Sarawak to get two hospitals under 10th Malaysia Plan". The Star (Malaysia). 17 November 2010. Archived from the original on 23 May 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
12. Sidi, Kepu (9 October 2015). "Percepat naik taraf Klinik Kesihatan Nanga Kemalih (Faster upgrade of Nanga Kemalih health clinic)" (in Malay). The Borneo Post. Archived from the original on 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
13. Umpang, Matthew (8 August 2022). "Sarawakian girl runs barefoot in cross country championship, wins first place for Girls U12 category". The Borneo Post. Archived from the original on 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
14. Aga, Anthony (8 June 2021). "Ulu Entabai clinic to be ready by August". The Borneo Post. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
15. "Deputy Minister of Health II Visit - Klinik Kesihatan Ulu Entabai". JKR Sarawak. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.