Pakan District
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District Office locationPakan
Pakan District | |
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 Districts of Sarawak | |
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| District Office location | Pakan |
| Local area government(s) | Meradong and Julau District Council Pakan District Office |
| Area | |
• Total | 924.6 km2 (357.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 15,135 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity[1] | Iban (95.3%) Chinese (1.9%) Malay (0.8%) Non-Malaysians (0.35%) Melanau (0.25%) Bidayuh (0.25%) |
| Website | http://www.sarikei.sarawak.gov.my/ |
Pakan District is an administrative district in Sarikei Division, Sarawak, Malaysia, covering an area of 924.6 square kilometres (357.0 sq mi). The town of Pakan is the capital of the Pakan district, located 45 km from the town of Sarikei.
The Pakan area was administered as a sub-district since 1973 which was put under the jurisdiction of Julau District. On 1 March 2002, the area was upgraded into a district and was put under the administration of Sarikei Division.[2]
Demography
There has been a marginal growth of Pakan District population of 1.38% from 1991 to 2000. Meanwhile, from 2000 to 2010, there is a marginal growth of 0.37%.[3]
Year 1980 1991 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 Total
population12,440 12,882 14,591 15,135 16,990 - - -
