Asajaya District
Asajaya (Chinese: 雅沙再也) is a small town located in Samarahan Division, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Asajaya | |
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Town and district capital | |
![]() The Asajaya bazaar | |
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![]() ![]() Asajaya | |
Coordinates: 1°34′42″N 110°34′52″E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
Division | Samarahan |
District | Asajaya |
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
Ethnicity | 2010 | |
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Pop. | % | |
Malays | 26032 | 83.46% |
Iban | 2593 | 8.31% |
Bidayuh | 177 | 0.57% |
Melanau | 63 | 0.2% |
Other Bumiputeras | 48 | 0.15% |
Chinese | 2038 | 6.53% |
Indians | 18 | 0.06% |
Others | 17 | 0.05% |
Malaysian total | 30986 | 99.35% |
Non-Malaysian | 204 | 0.65% |
Total | 31190 | 100.00% |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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2000 | 28,513 | — |
2010 | 31,874 | +11.8% |
2020 | 37,900 | +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 |
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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 | |||||||||||||
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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
- "Sejarah (History)". Pusat Ekonomi Digital Pekan Asajaya (Asajaya town digital economy centre). Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- "TABURAN PENDUDUK MENGIKUT PBT & MUKIM 2010". Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- "Journey to Gedong Bazaar". Rakan Sarawak. 25 April 2022. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- "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.
- 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.
- "Climate: Asajaya". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 29 October 2020.