Kuching District (original) (raw)
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District in Sarawak, Malaysia
This article is about an administrative district in Sarawak, Malaysia. For the city, see Kuching. For the administrative division, see Kuching Division.
District of Malaysia in Sarawak
| Kuching District | |
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 District of Malaysia |
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| _Daerah Kuching | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 古晋县 |
 Location of Kuching District in Sarawak |
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  Kuching DistrictLocation of Kuching District in Malaysia |
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| Coordinates: 1°33′40″N 110°20′30″E / 1.56111°N 110.34167°E / 1.56111; 110.34167 | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Sarawak |
| Local area government(s) | Kuching Kuching South City Council (MBKS)Commission of the City of Kuching North (DBKU)Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,868.83 km2 (721.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 617,887 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+8 (Not observed) |
The Kuching District is an administrative district within Kuching Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. It is subdivided into two subdistricts which is Kuching Proper and Padawan. The population of the entire District was 617,887 at the 2010 Census.
Map of Kuching District
Kuching Resident and District Office
Kuching Proper subdistrict
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The Kuching Proper subdistrict is divided into two areas:
- the urban area, more commonly known as Kuching City.
- the suburbs and rural areas, collectively known as the Padawan municipality, formerly known as the Kuching Rural District. The headquarters is situated in Kota Padawan (formerly named 10th Mile Bazaar).
Padawan subdistrict
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Padawan was proclaimed as a subdistrict on 11 August 1983 and is headquartered in Teng Bukap.