Kota Samarahan

Kota Samarahan
Muara Tuang
Unimas administrative building and Unimas square.
Unimas administrative building and Unimas square.
Official seal of Kota Samarahan
Nickname(s): 
Kota Ilmu
(Town of Knowledge)
Motto(s): 
Kota Ilmu Yang Sejahtera
(Prosperous Town of Knowledge)
Map
Location of Kota Samarahan in Sarawak
Kota Samarahan is located in East Malaysia
Kota Samarahan
Kota Samarahan
   Kota Samarahan in    Malaysia
Kota Samarahan is located in Malaysia
Kota Samarahan
Kota Samarahan
Kota Samarahan (Malaysia)
Kota Samarahan is located in Asia
Kota Samarahan
Kota Samarahan
Kota Samarahan (Asia)
Kota Samarahan is located in Earth
Kota Samarahan
Kota Samarahan
Kota Samarahan (Earth)
Coordinates: 1°27′34″N 110°29′56″E / 1.45944°N 110.49889°E / 1.45944; 110.49889
CountryMalaysia Malaysia
StateSarawak Sarawak
DivisionSamarahan
DistrictSamarahan
Establishment1800s (as Muara Tuang)
19 August 1983 (as Kota Samarahan)
Municipality status11 November 2016
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyKota Samarahan Municipal Council
 • ChairmanDato Peter Minos
Area
 • Kota Samarahan407 km2 (157 sq mi)
Elevation
27 m (89 ft)
Highest elevation
810.2 m (2,658.1 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Kota Samarahan12,724
 • Density31/km2 (81/sq mi)
 Sourced from the Population and Housing Census of Malaysia 2010. Census 2020 is currently in progress.
Demonym(none)
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postal code
94300
International dialling code prefix+6082 (landline only)
Vehicle registration plate prefixQC (for all vehicles except taxis)
HQ (for taxis only)
Websitempks.sarawak.gov.my

Kota Samarahan, formerly known as Muara Tuang, is a town and the administrative seat of the Samarahan District in Samarahan Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. It is also a satellite town for Kuching due to its proximity to the city part of Greater Kuching area. The Sarawak government position Kota Samarahan as the medical and education hub of the state.[2] Kota Samarahan can be considered as the 'heart' of Malay/Muslims in Sarawak (in addition to Kuching) which forms approximately over 56% of the population, thus make it as another "Putrajaya" version of Sarawak.

The Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) exercises local authority over Samarahan and Asajaya districts, as well as Sadong Jaya subdistrict.

As of 2010, the Kota Samarahan town has a total population of 12,724, and the population of all towns managed by Kota Samarahan Municipal Council is 85,495.[3]

  1. ^ "Sarawak Statistics Yearbook 2019". Buku Tahunan Perangkaan Sarawak / Yearbook of Statistics Sarawak. Department of Statistics, Malaysia: 17. December 2020. ISSN 0128-7613. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  2. ^ "The history of education system in Sarawak". Rakan Sarawak. 5 March 2023. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Sarawak Statistics Yearbook 2019". Buku Tahunan Perangkaan Sarawak / Yearbook of Statistics Sarawak. Department of Statistics, Malaysia: 17. December 2020. ISSN 0128-7613. Retrieved 20 February 2021.