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Pakan is a small town in Pakan District, Sarikei Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. The district population estimates (as of the 2017 census) was 17,600.[3]

Pakan
Town
Other transcription(s)
  Chinese巴干
Replica of Buah Pakan at Pakan town
Pakan
Location in Borneo
Coordinates: 1°52′00″N 111°41′00″E
CountryMalaysia
StateSarawak
DivisionSarikei Division
DistrictPakan District
Government
  District OfficerEn. Seroji Bin Ludin (2017-Now)
Area
  Total924.6 km2 (357.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2020[2])
  Total15,462
  Density16/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+08:00 (MST)
Postal code
96xxx
Websitewww.sarikei.sarawak.gov.my

Most of its inhabitants are ethnic Iban people (95%+) and a few minority Chinese usually concentrated in its town area. A small minority of Malay work in a government sector, such as teachers, nurses, district officers, and police.[citation needed]


Etymology


The name Pakan was derived from a local fruit resembling durian, named Buah Pakan. It has yellowish skin and flesh.[4][note 1] The fruit has since become the symbol of the town with its replica built at the junction of Entabai road.[5]


History


In 1911, a man from Guangdong named Wen Ru Zhu (翁如珠) was the first Chinese to arrive in Sarikei. Four years later in 1915, he together with one of his family member, brought some daily necessities, climbed through the mountains and arrive in Pakan to trade with the Iban people living there for agricultural products. Apart from Iban longhouses and rubber plantations, there were no Chinese houses there. The Iban people welcomed the arrival of Wen as he brought the much needed daily necessities to them. The journey to and from Pakan took about ten days. Wen would build a small hut in Pakan to stay there for some days before going back to Sarikei. Later, he married an Iban woman in Pakan and started a family. Later, more Chinese came here to build shophouses and to trade with Iban people.[4][note 2]

In 1937, Penghulu Asun staged a rebellion against the Brooke government in Pakan. In 1957, Min Jin primary school (民进小学) was built. In 1968, there was a flood in Pakan.[4][note 3]


Government


Meradong and Julau District Council, Pakan branch
Meradong and Julau District Council, Pakan branch
The Pakan District Office.
The Pakan District Office.

Since creation of the Sarikei Division in 1973, the Pakan sub-district was put under the jurisdiction of Julau district. On 1 March 2002, the Pakan sub-district was upgraded into a district.[5] The Pakan District covers a total area of 924.6 km2 (357.0 sq mi),[6] administered by Pakan District Office located in the town of Pakan.[5]


Geography


Pakan is located 45 km (28 mi) from the town of Sarikei.[6]


Longhouses



Climate


Pakan has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Pakan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30.0
(86.0)
30.2
(86.4)
31.2
(88.2)
31.9
(89.4)
32.2
(90.0)
32.0
(89.6)
32.0
(89.6)
31.6
(88.9)
31.6
(88.9)
31.5
(88.7)
31.3
(88.3)
30.7
(87.3)
31.4
(88.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.0
(78.8)
26.1
(79.0)
26.8
(80.2)
27.2
(81.0)
27.4
(81.3)
27.1
(80.8)
27.0
(80.6)
26.7
(80.1)
26.9
(80.4)
26.9
(80.4)
26.8
(80.2)
26.4
(79.5)
26.8
(80.2)
Average low °C (°F) 22.1
(71.8)
22.1
(71.8)
22.4
(72.3)
22.5
(72.5)
22.7
(72.9)
22.3
(72.1)
22.0
(71.6)
21.9
(71.4)
22.2
(72.0)
22.3
(72.1)
22.3
(72.1)
22.1
(71.8)
22.2
(72.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 336
(13.2)
272
(10.7)
291
(11.5)
257
(10.1)
250
(9.8)
181
(7.1)
174
(6.9)
237
(9.3)
280
(11.0)
276
(10.9)
286
(11.3)
364
(14.3)
3,204
(126.1)
Source: Climate-Data.org[7]

Demographics



Ethnicity


Pakan District Ethnic Statistic[8]
Total
Population
Malay Iban Bidayuh Melanau Other
Bumiputera
Chinese Indian Other
Non-Bumiputera
Non-Citizen
15,139 125 14,423 26 39 136 289 13 35 53
St Francis Asisi Chapel.
St Francis Asisi Chapel.

In 2010, Pakan town had a total population of 14,570, where there were 14,023 Iban people, 402 Chinese, 80 Malays, and 65 from other ethnic groups.[4][note 4]


Places of worship



Economy


A black pepper plantation near the Pakan road.
A black pepper plantation near the Pakan road.

In 2017, Pakan District had 2,000 hectares of pepper farms with 5,800 farmers working on them.[9]


Transport



Local Bus


Route No. Operating Route Operator Remark
6 Sarikei-Pakan Borneo Bus

Alternate road


New road alternative connecting user from Sibu to go directly to Ulu Budu in Saratok district by passing through Pakan provides a shorter time compared to the existing one which passes through T-junction to Sarikei. What used to be about 3 hours journey from Sibu to Saratok will take only about 2 hours. So users on a long journey to Kuching benefit a lot from this road.

Sibu -> Julau -> Bintangor -> Sarikei -> Pakan -> Wak -> Ulu Budu -> Saratok


Other utilities


Pakan public health clinic.
Pakan public health clinic.
SK Nanga Pakan.
SK Nanga Pakan.
SMK Pakan.
SMK Pakan.

Education


Primary schools
Secondary school

Culture and leisure



Cultural


Upper river of Sg Julau, Pakan-Ulu Kota road.
Upper river of Sg Julau, Pakan-Ulu Kota road.

Pesta Pakan (Pakan festival) is a yearly festival held in the town of Pakan since 1988 and usually held around August. It consisted of various activities such as sports, entertainment, culture, and arts and various stalls selling food such as Smoke house (Ruman Asap) and drinks.[10]


Historical



Leisure and conservation areas



Notes


  1. Yii, 2010. Page 285
  2. Yii, 2010. Page 285
  3. Yii, 2010. Page 287
  4. Yii, 2010. Page 285



References


  1. "Profail Daerah Pakan". The Official Website of Sarikei Divisional Administration. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  2. , Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia, Retrieved 28 February 2022
  3. "SARAWAK FACTS & FIGURES". Population By Administrative District. State Planning Unit. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  4. 余(Yii), 悦胜(Yuk Seng) (November 2010). 泗里街省華族史料集 (Collection of historical material on the chinese community in Sarikei Division) (First ed.). Sibu, Sarawak: 砂拉越华族文化协会(Sarawak Chinese Cultural Association). ISBN 978-983-9360-49-3.
  5. "Pengenalan Pejabat Daerah Pakan (Introduction to Pakan District Office)". Official Portal of Sarikei Divisional Administration. Sarikei Divisional Office. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  6. "Profail Daerah Pakan (Pakan District Profile)". The Official Portal of Sarikei Divisional Administration Office. Sarikei Divisional Administration Office. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  7. "Climate: Pakan". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  8. "Total population by ethnic group, sub-district and state, Malaysia, 2010" (PDF). Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  9. "Pepper farmers urged to up production to meet demand". The Borneo Post. 27 October 2017. Archived from the original on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  10. "Pakan Festival". The official portal of Sarikei Divisional administrative office. Sarikei Divisional Administrative Office. Retrieved 8 November 2017.



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