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Asajaya is a small rural town located in Samarahan Division,
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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.


Geography and climate

There are two sub-districts in the Asajaya district; Asajaya sub-district (389.52 km2) and Sadong Jaya sub-district (332.48km2), totaling 722.0 km2. There are 19 villages in the district. Amongst them are: Sambir, Serpan, Asajaya, Sebandi, Moyan, and Semera villages. Asajaya district's primary forest coverage reduced from 96.1% in 2010 to 68.9% in 2022. Asajaya has a
tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southeast Florida, United States ...
(Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.


Demographics

According to the last census in 2010, the population of the district is estimated to be around 31,874 inhabitants. The district of Asajaya is predominantly Malay/Muslims (almost 85%), thus making this district as one of the Sarawakian district with "heavy" Malay/Muslim population; while the rest of the population are consists of some local Chinese, Ibans and other indigenous groups.


Infrastructure

Before roads were built, the Asajaya district can only be connected to other parts of Sarawak through the sea. Asajaya is now connected to Kota Samarahan and other areas in Sarawak such as Simunjan District through the Coastal Road Network. In 2021, Agrobank and RHB bank started a mobile ATM service in Asajaya and Sadong Jaya.


Local Bus


Economy

Asajaya Drainage Scheme is a long-term project spanning over 20 years, covering 18,143 hectares in the Asajaya district for agriculture development. Among the crops planted are coconuts, paddy, cocoa,
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, fruits, and vegetables.


State constituency


References


External links


Official Website of Asajaya District Office
Districts of Sarawak Samarahan Division {{Sarawak-geo-stub