Kapit Division (original) (raw)

Division of Sarawak

Kapit
Division of Sarawak
Seal
Division Office location	Kapit
Government
• Body	Majlis Daerah Kapit (MDK)
Area
• Total	38,934 km2 (15,033 sq mi)
Population (2020)[1]
• Total	134,800
• Density	3.5/km2 (9.0/sq mi)
Resident	Nyurak Keti
License plate prefix	QP

Kapit Division, formed on 2 April 1973, is one of the twelve administrative divisions in Sarawak, Malaysia. It has a total area of 38,934 square kilometres, and is the largest of the administrative divisions of Sarawak.

Its population (year 2020 census) was 134,800. Ethnically, the population of Kapit Division was 68% Iban, 19.1% Orang Ulu (Kenyah, Kayan, Penan etc.) , 7% Chinese, 3.4% Malay, 1.3% Melanau, and 0.3% Bidayuh, and 0.1% other.

Kapit Division consists of three districts (Kapit, Song, Belaga, Bukit Mabong) and two sub-districts (Nanga Merit and Sungai Asap).

Some 86% of the land area is held in forest reserve. The economy is largely agricultural, based on forestry, oil palm, paddy, rubber, banana, and pepper. Other natural resources include coal. The Bakun Dam is based partly in Kapit Division.

Members of Parliament

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1. ^ "The Official Portal of the Sarawak Government". sarawak.gov.my. Retrieved 25 May 2022.

• Kapit local government
• Kapit Tourism

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