Asajaya District

Asajaya
Town and district capital
The Asajaya bazaar
The Asajaya bazaar
Location of Asajaya
Asajaya is located in East Malaysia
Asajaya
Asajaya
Coordinates: 1°34′42″N 110°34′52″E / 1.57833°N 110.58111°E / 1.57833; 110.58111
Country Malaysia
State Sarawak
DivisionSamarahan
DistrictAsajaya

Asajaya is a small rural town located in Samarahan Division, Sarawak, Malaysia.

History

Asajaya was formerly known as Nonok. It was created as a sub-district under Kuching District on 1 October 1970. In 1993, Asajaya was put under the administration of the newly formed Samarahan Division. At the same time, the sub-district changed its name to "Asajaya". Asajaya was later upgraded into a district on 31 December 1999.[1]

Geography and climate

There are two sub-districts in the Asajaya district, namely Asajaya sub-district (389.52 km2) and Sadong Jaya sub-district (332.48km2), totaling 722.0 km2.[2] There are 19 villages in the district. Amongst them are: Sambir, Serpan, Asajaya,[3] Sebandi, Moyan, and Semera villages.[1]

Asajaya district primary forest coverage reduced from 96.1% in 2010 to 68.9% in 2022.[4] Asajaya has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Asajaya
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.8
(85.6) 		30.0
(86.0) 		31.0
(87.8) 		32.0
(89.6) 		32.5
(90.5) 		32.2
(90.0) 		32.2
(90.0) 		32.0
(89.6) 		31.7
(89.1) 		31.6
(88.9) 		31.3
(88.3) 		30.6
(87.1) 		31.4
(88.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.1
(79.0) 		26.2
(79.2) 		26.9
(80.4) 		27.4
(81.3) 		27.8
(82.0) 		27.5
(81.5) 		27.4
(81.3) 		27.2
(81.0) 		27.1
(80.8) 		27.1
(80.8) 		26.9
(80.4) 		26.6
(79.9) 		27.0
(80.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.5
(72.5) 		22.5
(72.5) 		22.8
(73.0) 		22.9
(73.2) 		23.2
(73.8) 		22.9
(73.2) 		22.6
(72.7) 		22.5
(72.5) 		22.6
(72.7) 		22.7
(72.9) 		22.6
(72.7) 		22.6
(72.7) 		22.7
(72.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 555
(21.9) 		421
(16.6) 		304
(12.0) 		269
(10.6) 		242
(9.5) 		191
(7.5) 		186
(7.3) 		243
(9.6) 		263
(10.4) 		309
(12.2) 		344
(13.5) 		471
(18.5) 		3,798
(149.6)
Source: Climate-Data.org[5]

Demographics

Ethnic composition of Asajaya District (2010)
Ethnicities / Nationality Percentage
Malays
 
 83.46%
Iban
 
 8.31%
Bidayuh
 
 0.57%
Melanau
 
 0.2%
Other Bumiputeras
 
 0.15%
Chinese
 
 6.53%
Indians
 
 0.06%
Others
 
 0.05%
Non-Malaysian
 
 0.65%
Ethnicity 2010
Pop. %
Malays 26032 83.46%
Iban 2593 8.31%
Bidayuh 177 0.57%
Melanau 63 0.2%
Other Bumiputeras 48 0.15%
Chinese 2038 6.53%
Indians 18 0.06%
Others 17 0.05%
Malaysian total 30986 99.35%
Non-Malaysian 204 0.65%
Total 31190 100.00%


Historical population
YearPop.±%
200028,513—    
201031,874+11.8%
202037,900+18.9%
Figures for 1991 was included under Samarahan District.
Source: [6]

According to the last census in 2010, the population of the district is estimated to be around 31,874 inhabitants. The district of Asajaya is predominantly Malay/Muslims (almost 85%), thus making this district as one of the Sarawakian district with "heavy" Malay/Muslim population; while the rest of the population are consists of some local Chinese, Ibans and other indigenous groups.

Infrastructure

Main article: Transportation in Sarawak

Before roads were built, the Asajaya district can only be connected to other parts of Sarawak through the sea.[1] Asajaya is now connected to Kota Samarahan and other areas in Sarawak such as Simunjan District through the Coastal Road Network.[7][8]

In 2021, Agrobank and RHB bank started a mobile ATM service in Asajaya and Sadong Jaya.[9]

Local Bus

Route No. Operating Route Operator
K12 Kuching-Kota Samarahan-Asajaya-Sadong Jaya CPL

Economy

Asajaya Drainage Scheme is a long-term project spanning over 20 years, covering 18,143 hectares in the Asajaya district for agriculture development. Among the crops planted are coconuts, paddy, cocoa, palm oil, fruits, and vegetables.[10][11]

State constituency

Main article: Asajaya (state constituency)

References

  1. ^ a b c "Sejarah (History)". Pusat Ekonomi Digital Pekan Asajaya (Asajaya town digital economy centre). Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Profil Daerah Asajaya (Asajaya district profile)". Samarahan Divisional Administration. Archived from the original on 24 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  3. ^ Mohamad, Fauzie (September 2001). "Keberkesanan program bantuan pembangunan pertanian di kawasan Asajaya, Samarahan (Efficacy of agriculture development programme in Asajaya, Samarahan)". UiTM Digital Library Repository. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Asajaya, Sarawak, Malaysia". Global Forest Watch. Archived from the original on 24 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Climate: Asajaya". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  6. ^ "TABURAN PENDUDUK MENGIKUT PBT & MUKIM 2010". Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Journey to Gedong Bazaar". Rakan Sarawak. 25 April 2022. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Coastal Road, Second Trunk Road will serve 2 million residents". Dayak Daily. 27 February 2020. Archived from the original on 6 March 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  9. ^ "RHB Mobile ATM drive in Asajaya, Sadong Jaya commences tomorrow". The Borneo Post. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  10. ^ "DID Samarahan Schemes". Department of Irrigation and Drainage Sarawak. Archived from the original on 24 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  11. ^ Ngie Bing, Wong (2004). Assessment of hydraulic systems for coastal wetland development in Asajaya, Kota Samarahan (Bachelor of Civil Engineering thesis). Universiti Malaysia Sarawak.
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