Sarawak

Sarawak (Jawi:سراواك) is one of the two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo.

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Jawi - Malaysian - Island - Borneo

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Situated on the north-west of the island, Sarawak is the largest state of Malaysia, known as "Land of the Hornbills", the second largest being its sister state, Sabah.

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The administrative capital is Kuching (pop. 458,300 in 2000) which literally means 'cat'. Major cities and towns also include Sibu (pop. 200,000), Miri (pop. 202,000) and Bintulu (pop. 102,761). As of last census (July 5, 2000), the state population was 2,176,800. For more details about the population see Demographics of Malaysia.

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Kuching - Sibu - Miri - Bintulu - Demographics of Malaysia

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