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Samarahan or Kota Samarahan is a town, and the capital of the Samarahan District (407.1 square kilometers) in Samarahan Division, Sarawak, east Malaysia. It is located on the South China Sea, about 40 kilometers from Kuching. The district population (year 2000 census) was 50,600. Samarahan Division is one of the eleven administrative divisions in Sarawak, east Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. ... State motto: United, Industrious, Dedicated (Malay: Bersatu, Berusaha, Berbakti ) Capital Kuching Governor T.Y.T Tun Datuk Patinggi Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Chief Minister Y.A.B. Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Haji Abdul Taib Bin Mahmud / Pehin Sri Dr. Hj. ... The South China Sea, showing surrounding countries and neighbouring seas and oceans The South China Sea is a marginal sea south of China. ... Nickname: Cat City Location in Malaysia Coordinates: Country State Malaysia Sarawak Establishment Uncertain, granted city status in 1988 Government - Mayors North: Abdul Hamid Mohd Yusoff South: Chong Ted Tsiung Area - City 1,863 kmÂ² (719 sq mi) Population (2006) - City 599,900 - Density 322/kmÂ² (834/sq mi) Time zone...

Kota Samarahan is almost a suburb of greater Kuching, in the Kuching Division. It has a concentration of universities and educational facilities and thus forms Sarawak's research and development centre. Institutions of higher learning in the area include Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Tun Abdul Razak Teacher's Training College, Industrial Training Institute Samarahan (ILP), Technology Park Sarawak, Sarawak International Medical Centre (SIMC) and the Dato Traoh International School. Nickname: Cat City Location in Malaysia Coordinates: Country State Malaysia Sarawak Establishment Uncertain, granted city status in 1988 Government - Mayors North: Abdul Hamid Mohd Yusoff South: Chong Ted Tsiung Area - City 1,863 kmÂ² (719 sq mi) Population (2006) - City 599,900 - Density 322/kmÂ² (834/sq mi) Time zone... Kuching Division is one of the eleven administrative divisions in Sarawak, east Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. ... Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) was officially incorporated on 24 December 1992. ... Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) commitment is to produce a significant number of Bumiputera (ethnic Malay) professionals, so all the students are Bumiputeras, although the faculty includes other races. ...

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