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Sarawak

Sarawak is 's largest state. It lies in East Malaysia and shares the island of with the eastern state of , the separate country of and the provinces of .
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Kuching and Gunung Mulu National Park.

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is the capital and largest city of the East Malaysian state of Sarawak and the district of . is small enough to walk around but interesting enough to keep you there for several days, and a good base for exploring Sarawak.

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The , also known simply as the Mulu National Park is a national park in , Sarawak, . It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that encompasses caves and karst formations in a mountainous equatorial rainforest setting.

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is a part coastal, part riverine town, and the capital of District in the Division of Sarawak, . It is a home to about 214,000 inhabitants in the area.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Rejang River and Miri.

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The Rajang River is the longest river in Sarawak as well as . The river and its tributaries serve as the main access route to the vast Sarawak hinterland which is dotted by small frontier towns and longhouses inhabited by the state's many tribes.

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is a city in Sarawak, . is the main tourist gateway to various national parks, which makes it a favourite ecotourism destination and can be arguably called the "Resort City".

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The is a highland plateau in the interior of Sarawak in . The isolated region bordering , , is now very popular for jungle trekking and for those hoping to get away from it all.

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is a small town in northern-most part of Sarawak, . It is the capital of the division of the same name. While it has the pleasant atmosphere of an isolated Sarawak interior administrative centre, does not have that much to offer the traveller.

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is in Sarawak, , and is known for its beautiful hiking trails and wildlife, including the bizarre, obscene-nosed proboscis monkey. Easily reached from , it is one of the top attractions in all of Sarawak.

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is a small frontier town in the northeastern corner of Sarawak state in . The town is located in a strip of Sarawak territory sandwiched between the Temburong district of and Malaysia's state.

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is a town, and the capital of District in , Sarawak, . It is located on the , near where the river empties into the South China Sea.

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is a friendly small town in the district of , 65 km off the main road between Serian and Sri Aman.

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, historically known as Muka, is a coastal town which has served as the capital and the administrative center of the since 1 March 2002.

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is a national park in Sarawak, Malaysia. It is located in the Matang Range, approximately 20 km from . The park, which spans 2,230 hectares, is home to three notable sandstone peaks that can be seen from the city on clear days: Gunung Serapi, Gunung Selang, and Gunung Sendok.

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is the capital of the Meradong District in Sarikei Division, of Sarawak, in eastern .
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Sarawak

Latitude of center
2.5024° or 2° 30′ 9″ north
Longitude of center
112.9547° or 112° 57′ 17″ east
Population
2,910,000
Elevation
98 metres (322 feet)
Abbreviation
“SRW”
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2609539371
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­state
Geo­Names ID
1733038
Wiki­data ID
Q170462
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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Yue Chinese—“Sarawak” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: “Sarawak”
  • Arabic: “ساراواك”
  • Arabic: “سراواك”
  • Arabic: “سراوق”
  • Arabic: “سرواك”
  • Armenian: “Սարավակ”
  • Asturian: “Sarawak”
  • Azerbaijani: “Saravak”
  • Balinese: “Serawak”
  • Banjar: “Sarawak, Malaysia”
  • Banjar: “Sarawak”
  • Basque: “Sarawak”
  • Belarusian: “Саравак”
  • Bengali: “সারাওয়াক”
  • Betawi: “Sarawak”
  • Betawi: “Serawak”
  • Breton: “Sarawak”
  • Bulgarian: “Саравак”
  • Burmese: “ဆရားဝပ်နယ်”
  • Burmese: “ဆာရာဝပ်နယ်”
  • Burmese: “ဆာရာဝပ်ပြည်နယ်”
  • Catalan: “Sarawak”
  • Cebuano: “Sarawak”
  • Central Bikol: “Sarawak”
  • Chinese: “Sarawak”
  • Chinese: “沙勞越”
  • Chinese: “沙拉越”
  • Chinese: “沙捞越”
  • Chinese: “沙捞越州”
  • Chinese: “沙撈越”
  • Chinese: “砂勞越”
  • Chinese: “砂拉越”
  • Chinese: “砂拉越州”
  • Chinese: “砂捞越”
  • Chinese: “砂羅越”
  • Chinese: “砂朥越”
  • Chinese: “砂朥越州”
  • Croatian: “Sarawak”
  • Czech: “Sarawak”
  • Danish: “Sarawak”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Sarawak”
  • Dutch: “Negeri Sarawak”
  • Dutch: “Sarawak”
  • Esperanto: “Saraŭako”
  • Esperanto: “Saravako”
  • Estonian: “Sarawak”
  • Estonian: “Sarawaki osariik”
  • Finnish: “Sarawak”
  • French: “Sarawak”
  • Galician: “Sarawak”
  • Georgian: “სარავაკი”
  • German: “MY-13”
  • German: “Sarawak”
  • Greek: “Σαράουακ”
  • Gujarati: “સારાવક”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Sarawak”
  • Hausa: “Sarawak”
  • Hebrew: “סראוואק”
  • Hindi: “सारावाक”
  • Hungarian: “Sarawak”
  • Iban: “Sarawak”
  • Ido: “Sarawak”
  • Iloko: “Sarawak”
  • Indonesian: “Sarawak”
  • Indonesian: “Serawak”
  • Inupiaq: “Sarawak”
  • Italian: “Sarawak”
  • Japanese: “サラワク”
  • Japanese: “サラワク州”
  • Javanese: “Sarawak”
  • Kadazan Dusun: “Sarawak”
  • Kannada: “ಸರವಾಕ್”
  • Khmer: “សារ៉ាវ៉ាក់”
  • Komering: “Sarawak”
  • Korean: “사라와크 주”
  • Korean: “사라와크”
  • Korean: “사라왁”
  • Korean: “사라왁주”
  • Latvian: “Saravaka”
  • Lithuanian: “Saravakas”
  • Macedonian: “Саравак”
  • Malay: “Negeri Sarawak”
  • Malay: “Sarawak Bumi Kenyalang”
  • Malay: “Sarawak”
  • Malay: “سراوق”
  • Malayalam: “സാരവാക്ക്”
  • Marathi: “सरावाक”
  • Marathi: “सारायाक”
  • Marathi: “सारावाक”
  • Mazanderani: “سراوق”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “Să-lăk-uŏk”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “Sarawak”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Sarawak”
  • Northern Frisian: “Sarawak”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bumi kenyalang”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sarawak”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sarwak”
  • Norwegian: “Sarawak”
  • Ossetian: “Саравак”
  • Persian: “ساراواک”
  • Piemontese: “Sarawak”
  • Polish: “Sarawak”
  • Portuguese: “Sarauaque”
  • Portuguese: “Sarawak”
  • Quechua: “Sarawak suyu”
  • Romanian: “Sarawak”
  • Russian: “Саравак”
  • Scots: “Sarawak”
  • Serbian: “Saravak”
  • Serbian: “Саравак”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Sarawak”
  • Shan: “သႃရႃဝၵ်ႉ”
  • Sinhala: “සරවක්”
  • Slovak: “Sarawak”
  • Slovenian: “MY-13”
  • Slovenian: “Saravak”
  • Spanish: “Sarawak”
  • Swahili: “Sarawak”
  • Swedish: “Sarawak”
  • Tagalog: “Sarawak”
  • Tamil: “சரவாக்”
  • Tamil: “சறவாக்”
  • Tatar: “Саравак штаты”
  • Telugu: “సరావక్”
  • Thai: “ซาราวะก์”
  • Thai: “ซาราวัก”
  • Thai: “รัฐซาราวะก์”
  • Thai: “รัฐซาราวัก”
  • Turkish: “Saravak”
  • Turkish: “Sarawak”
  • Ukrainian: “Саравак”
  • Urdu: “سراواک”
  • Uzbek: “Saravak”
  • Vietnamese: “Sarawak”
  • Vietnamese: “Vương quốc Sarawak”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Sarawak”
  • West Coast Bajau: “Sarawak”
  • Wu Chinese: “砂拉越”
  • Yakut: “Саравак”
  • Yue Chinese: “沙撈越”
  • “Sarawak”

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