Asajaya District

Asajaya (Chinese: 雅沙再也) is a small town located in Samarahan Division, Sarawak, Malaysia.

Asajaya
The Asajaya bazaar
The Asajaya bazaar
Location of Asajaya
Asajaya is located in East Malaysia
Asajaya
Asajaya
Coordinates: 1°34′42″N 110°34′52″E
Country Malaysia
State Sarawak
DivisionSamarahan
DistrictAsajaya

History

Asajaya was formerly known as Nonok. It was created as a sub-district under Kuching District on 1 October 1970. In 1993, Asajaya was put under the administration of the newly formed Samarahan Division. At the same time, the sub-district changed its name to "Asajaya". Asajaya was later upgraded into a district on 31 December 1999.[1]

Demographics

Ethnic composition of Asajaya District (2010)
Ethnicities / Nationality Percentage
Malays
83.46%
Iban
8.31%
Bidayuh
0.57%
Melanau
0.2%
Other Bumiputeras
0.15%
Chinese
6.53%
Indians
0.06%
Others
0.05%
Non-Malaysian
0.65%
Ethnicity 2010
Pop. %
Malays2603283.46%
Iban25938.31%
Bidayuh1770.57%
Melanau630.2%
Other Bumiputeras480.15%
Chinese20386.53%
Indians180.06%
Others170.05%
Malaysian total3098699.35%
Non-Malaysian2040.65%
Total31190100.00%
Historical population
YearPop.±%
200028,513    
201031,874+11.8%
202037,900+18.9%
Figures for 1991 was included under Samarahan District.
Source: [2]

Transportation

Before roads were built, the Asajaya district can only be connected to other parts of Sarawak through the sea.[1] Asajaya is now connected to Kota Samarahan and other areas in Sarawak such as Simunjan District through the Coastal Road Network.[3][4]

Local Bus

Route No. Operating Route Operator
K12 Kuching-Kota Samarahan-Asajaya-Sadong Jaya CPL

Towns and villages

There are 19 villages in the district. Amongst them are: Sambir, Serpan, Asajaya,[5] Sebandi, Moyan, and Semera villages.[1]

Climate

Asajaya has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Asajaya
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29.8
(85.6)
30.0
(86.0)
31.0
(87.8)
32.0
(89.6)
32.5
(90.5)
32.2
(90.0)
32.2
(90.0)
32.0
(89.6)
31.7
(89.1)
31.6
(88.9)
31.3
(88.3)
30.6
(87.1)
31.4
(88.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.1
(79.0)
26.2
(79.2)
26.9
(80.4)
27.4
(81.3)
27.8
(82.0)
27.5
(81.5)
27.4
(81.3)
27.2
(81.0)
27.1
(80.8)
27.1
(80.8)
26.9
(80.4)
26.6
(79.9)
27.0
(80.6)
Average low °C (°F) 22.5
(72.5)
22.5
(72.5)
22.8
(73.0)
22.9
(73.2)
23.2
(73.8)
22.9
(73.2)
22.6
(72.7)
22.5
(72.5)
22.6
(72.7)
22.7
(72.9)
22.6
(72.7)
22.6
(72.7)
22.7
(72.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 555
(21.9)
421
(16.6)
304
(12.0)
269
(10.6)
242
(9.5)
191
(7.5)
186
(7.3)
243
(9.6)
263
(10.4)
309
(12.2)
344
(13.5)
471
(18.5)
3,798
(149.6)
Source: Climate-Data.org[6]

References

  1. "Sejarah (History)". Pusat Ekonomi Digital Pekan Asajaya (Asajaya town digital economy centre). Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  2. "TABURAN PENDUDUK MENGIKUT PBT & MUKIM 2010". Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  3. "Journey to Gedong Bazaar". Rakan Sarawak. 25 April 2022. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  4. "Coastal Road, Second Trunk Road will serve 2 million residents". Dayak Daily. 27 February 2020. Archived from the original on 6 March 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  5. Mohamad, Fauzie (September 2001). "Keberkesanan program bantuan pembangunan pertanian di kawasan Asajaya, Samarahan (Efficacy of agriculture development programme in Asajaya, Samarahan)". UiTM Digital Library Repository. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  6. "Climate: Asajaya". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 29 October 2020.


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