Kuching
Kuching (Chinese: 古晋） (pronounced /ˈkuːtʃɪŋ/ (deprecatit template), 'KOO'-ching), offeecially the Ceety o Kuching, is the caipital an maist populous ceety of the East Malaysian state o Sarawak. It is the lairgest ceety on the island o Borneo, an the fowert lairgest ceety in Malaysie.
Kuching | |
|---|---|
Ceety | |
| City of Kuching | |
 Kuching, the caipital o Sarawak | |
| Eik-name(s): "Cat Ceety" | |
  Kuching Location in Borneo | |
| Coordinates: 1°33′36″N 110°20′42″E / 1.56000°N 110.34500°ECoordinates: 1°33′36″N 110°20′42″E / 1.56000°N 110.34500°E | |
| Kintra | Malaysie |
| State | Sarawak |
| Diveesion | Kuching Diveesion |
| Destrict | Kuching Destrict |
| First settled | Circa AD 600s (7t century)[1] |
| Incorporation (Municipality) | November 1906[2] |
| Incorporation (Ceety) | 1 August 1988 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Kuching Sooth : Mayor–cooncil govrenment Kuching North : Cooncil–manager govrenment |
| • Mayor (Kuching Sooth) | James Chan Khay Syn[3] |
| • Commissioner (Kuching North) | Datuk Abang Wahap Abang Julai[4] |
| Area | |
| • Ceety o Kuching | 431.01 km2 (166.41 sq mi) |
| • Kuching North | 369.48 km2 (142.66 sq mi) |
| • Kuching Sooth | 61.53 km2 (23.76 sq mi) |
| Sourced from the DBKU official website | |
| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 810.2 m (2,658.1 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2012)[7] | |
| • Density | 1208.2/km2 (3,129/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 617,887 [6] |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+8 (Nae observed) |
| Postal code | 93xxx |
| Internaitional dialling code prefix | +6082 (landline only) |
| Vehicle registration plate prefix | QQ, QA an QK (for aw vehicles except taxis) HQ (for taxis only) |
| Website | Kuching North: www.dbku.sarawak.gov.my/
Kuching Sooth: www.mbks.gov.my/ |
Kuching is ane o the twa subsets o the Kuching Proper subdestrict, the ither subset being pairt o the Padawan municipality. Kuching Proper is ane o the three subdestricts in the Kuching Destrict, which is ane o the three destricts in the Kuching Diveesion.
Sister ceeties eedit
Kunming, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae (syne 2012)[8]- Xiamen, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae (syne 2006)
- Zhanjiang, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae[9]
Pontianak, Indonesie- Surabaya, Indonesie
Johor Bahru, Malaysie (syne 2008)
Jeddah, Saudi Arabie
References eedit
- ↑ "Sejarah Bahagian Samarahan". Retrieved 26 Apryle 2010.[deid airtin]
- ↑
Sarawak Government Almanac, PNMB Kuching, 2010,
Kuching Municipal Office established.
- ↑ "Chan appointed mayor of Kuching". Star Publications. 29 Mey 2008. Archived frae the original on 7 Januar 2019. Retrieved 28 Juin 2008.
- ↑ "Ex-cop sworn in as Sixth North Kuching Datuk Bandar". Borneo Post. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ↑ "City Boundary". Archived frae the original on 7 Januar 2019. Retrieved 26 Apryle 2010.
- ↑ Kuching City Population
- ↑ "World Gazetter: Malaysia – largest cities (per geographical entity)". Archived frae the original on 17 December 2012. Retrieved 12 Apryle 2012.
- ↑ [1] Archived 2014-06-04 at the Wayback Machine. en.kunming.cn. Retrieved on 2012-08-09.
- ↑ [2]. New Straits Times. Retrieved on 2012-08-09.
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