Asajaya (Chinese: 雅沙再也) is a small town located in Samarahan Division, Sarawak, Malaysia.
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Coordinates: 1°34′42″N 110°34′52″E | |
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Asajaya was formerly known as Nonok, and it is a sub-district under Kuching Division since 1970. From 1993 it was transferred to the newly formed Samarahan Division, and since then it was renamed as Asajaya. Asajaya was upgraded into a district on 31 December 1999.[1]
Ethnic composition of Asajaya District (2010) | ||||
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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 | |
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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% |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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2000 | 28,513 | — |
2010 | 31,190 | +9.4% |
2020 | 33,606 | +7.7% |
Figures for 1991 was included under Samarahan District. Source: [2] |
Route No. | Operating Route | Operator |
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K12 | Kuching-Kota Samarahan-Asajaya-Sadong Jaya | CPL |
Asajaya has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
Climate data for Asajaya | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °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) |
Average low °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[3] |
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Capital: Kuching | |||||||||||
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