St. Peter’s Church, Kuching
St. Peter's Church is a Neo-gothic Roman Catholic church located in Padungan, Kuching of Sarawak, Malaysia. It is the latest and largest church in the city.Photo: Medelam, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: church in Kuching, Malaysia
- Also known as: “Saint Peter Church (Padungan)”, “Saint Peter’s Catholic Church, Kuching”, “St Peter’s Church”, and “St.Peter’s Church Kuching”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sarawak State Museum and Chinese History Museum.
Sarawak State Museum
Museum
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The Sarawak State Museum is the oldest museum in Borneo. It was founded in 1888 and opened in 1891 in a purpose-built building in Kuching, Sarawak. Sarawak State Museum is situated 1½ km west of St. Peter’s Church, Kuching.
Chinese History Museum
Museum
Photo: Yeojiuntzen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Chinese History Museum Kuching is a museum in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. The museum is about the history of the Chinese people in Sarawak. Chinese History Museum is situated 1¼ km northwest of St. Peter’s Church, Kuching.
New Sarawak State Legislative Assembly Building
Government office
Photo: Cerevisae, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The New Sarawak Legislative Assembly Building is the current state legislative complex of Sarawak, in Kuching, Malaysia. It houses the Sarawak Legislative Assembly, where state assemblymen from all over Sarawak meet and preside over debates and passing of laws. New Sarawak State Legislative Assembly Building is situated 1½ km northwest of St. Peter’s Church, Kuching.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kuching and Petra Jaya.
Kuching
Photo: ויקיג’אנקי, CC BY 2.0.
Kuching is the capital of the state of Sarawak and the largest city in East Malaysia. Kuching is small enough to walk around but interesting enough to keep you there for several days, and a good base for exploring Sarawak.
Petra Jaya
Suburb
Petra Jaya is a suburb of Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. This suburb was named after the sixth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Yahya Petra of Kelantan, added by jaya, the Sanskrit word for "victory," "triumph", or "success".
Demak Laut
Town
Demak Laut is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly since 1996. The state constituency was created in the 1996 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system. Demak Laut is situated 8 km northeast of St. Peter’s Church, Kuching.
St. Peter’s Church, Kuching
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Kuching Division, Sarawak, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
1.55193° or 1° 33′ 7″ northLongitude
110.35836° or 110° 21′ 30″ eastOpen location code
6PHGH925+Q8OpenStreetMap ID
node 12167806186OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q128034309
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In Other Languages
From Iban to Malay—“St. Peter’s Church, Kuching” goes by many names.
- Iban: “Gerija Katolik Sante Peter, Kuching”
- Iban: “Gerija Sante Peter, Kuching”
- Indonesian: “Gereja Santo Petrus, Padungan”
- Malay: “Gereja Katolik Santo Peter, Kuching”
- Malay: “Gereja Santo Peter, Kuching”
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Highlights include Kuching Fire Station and Chinese Temple.
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