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: Bersatu, Berusaha, Berbakti (Malay: United, Industrious, Dedicated) 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, part of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from Singapore to the Strait of Taiwan of around 3,500,000 km². It is the largest sea body after the five... Mayors  - North City  - South City Abdul Hamid B. Mohd Yusoff YB Chan Seng Khai Area  - Total (City) 4,559. ...

Kota Samarahan is almost a suburb of greater Kuching. 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: UNIMAS (Universiti Malaysia Sarawak), University Technology Mara (UITM), 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.