Tebedu District
District in Sarawak, Malaysia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tebedu District is a district in the state of Sarawak, Malaysia.[1][2][3][4] It is a part of Serian Division that consists of Serian, Siburan, and Tebedu districts.[5] Before this, Tebedu District was a sub-district under Serian District which was then fully upgraded to a district in its own right. The majority of the population of this district is from the Bidayuh ethnic group.[5][6]
Tebedu District | |
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Coordinates: 1°00′55″N 110°21′17″E | |
Country | Malaysia |
State | Sarawak |
Division | Serian Division |
Seat | Tebedu |
Government | |
• Local Government | Tebedu District Office |
Area | |
• Total | 421 km2 (163 sq mi) |
Elevation | 99 m (325 ft) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 8,204 |
• Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
The administrative town for this district is the town of Tebedu. Tebedu District has an area of approximately 421 square kilometres (163 sq mi).[7] It is also the first international gateway of the Malaysian-Indonesia border,[8] connecting Kuching in Sarawak dan Pontianak in West Kalimantan. The Indonesian town bordering this district is Entikong.[6] Tebedu Immigration Complex was also built at the border between both countries.[6] In 1991, more than 57,000 Indonesians entered Malaysia via Entikong by using the immigration centre located between West Kalimantan and Tebedu District.[9][10]