Asajaya District
Town and district capital in Sarawak, Malaysia
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Asajaya is a small rural town located in Samarahan Division, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Asajaya | |
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Town and district capital | |
The Asajaya bazaar | |
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  Asajaya | |
| Coordinates: 1°34′42″N 110°34′52″E | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Sarawak |
| Division | Samarahan |
| District | Asajaya |
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; 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's 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
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28,513 | — |
| 2010 | 31,874 | +11.8% |
| 2020 | 37,900 | +18.9% |
| Figures for 1991 are included under Samarahan District. Source: [6] | ||
According to the last census in 2010, the population of the district was estimated to be around 31,874 inhabitants. The district of Asajaya is predominantly Malay/Muslims (almost 85%), thus making this one of the Sarawakian districts with "heavy" Malay/Muslim population; the rest of the population consists of some local Chinese, Ibans and other indigenous groups.
Infrastructure
Before roads were built, the Asajaya district was only 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 |
