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Betong District, Sarawak

Coordinates: 1°24′45″N 111°31′30″E / 1.41250°N 111.52500°E / 1.41250; 111.52500
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Betong District
Daerah Betong
District in Malaysia
Other transcription(s)
 • Chinese木中县 (Simplified)
木中縣 (Traditional)
Mù zhōng xiàn (Hanyu Pinyin)
 • Tamilபெத்தோங் மாவட்டம்
Location of Betong District
Betong District is located in Sarawak
Betong District
Betong District
Betong District is located in Malaysia
Betong District
Betong District
Coordinates: 1°24′45″N 111°31′30″E / 1.41250°N 111.52500°E / 1.41250; 111.52500
CountryMalaysia
StateSarawak
SeatBetong
Local area government(s)Betong District Council
Area
 • Total
2,493.69 km2 (962.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
60,728
 • Density24/km2 (63/sq mi)
Websitebetongdo.sarawak.gov.my

Betong (Malay: Daerah Betong) is a district, in Betong Division, Sarawak, Malaysia.[1][2] The city of Betong, which is the administrative centre of the larger Betong Division, is located in this district.

Betong District was formed in 2002, before which it was called Saribas District and was administratively a part of Sri Aman Division.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Malaysia Districts". Statoids.com. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Malaysia: Administrative Division". City Population. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  3. ^ Hazis, Faizal S. (2012). Domination and contestation : Muslim Bumiputera politics in Sarawak. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. ISBN 978-981-4311-59-5.
  4. ^ "History of Betong District". Betong District. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2024.


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