Asajaya District Explained

Asajaya is a small rural town located in Samarahan Division, Sarawak, Malaysia.

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, namely 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 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.

Demographics

According to the last census in 2010, the population of the district is estimated to be around 31,874 inhabitants. The district of Asajaya is predominantly Malay/Muslims (almost 85%), thus making this district as one of the Sarawakian district with "heavy" Malay/Muslim population; while the rest of the population are consists of some local Chinese, Ibans and other indigenous groups.

Infrastructure

Before roads were built, the Asajaya district can only be 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.^{[5] [6]}

In 2021, Agrobank and RHB bank started a mobile ATM service in Asajaya and Sadong Jaya.^[7]

Local Bus

Economy

Asajaya Drainage Scheme is a long-term project spanning over 20 years, covering 18,143 hectares in the Asajaya district for agriculture development. Among the crops planted are coconuts, paddy, cocoa, palm oil, fruits, and vegetables.^{[8] [9]}

State constituency

See main article: Asajaya (state constituency).

External links

• Official Website of Asajaya District Office

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sejarah (History) . Pusat Ekonomi Digital Pekan Asajaya (Asajaya town digital economy centre) . 22 March 2023 . https://archive.today/20230322105615/http://pekanasajaya.pjk.com.my/index.php/warga-pi1m/maklumat-pi1m/sejarah/23-sejarah . 22 March 2023.
2. Web site: Profil Daerah Asajaya (Asajaya district profile) . Samarahan Divisional Administration . 24 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231124233343/https://samarahan.sarawak.gov.my/web/subpage/webpage_view/218/asajayado . 24 November 2023.
3. Mohamad . Fauzie . Keberkesanan program bantuan pembangunan pertanian di kawasan Asajaya, Samarahan (Efficacy of agriculture development programme in Asajaya, Samarahan) . UiTM Digital Library Repository . September 2001 . 24 March 2023.
4. Web site: Asajaya, Sarawak, Malaysia . . 25 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231124233901/https://www.globalforestwatch.org/dashboards/country/MYS/14/1/ . 24 November 2023.
5. News: Journey to Gedong Bazaar . 27 March 2023 . Rakan Sarawak . 25 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230327225256/https://www.rakansarawak.com/v3/2022/04/25/journey-to-gedong-bazaar%EF%BF%BC/ . 27 March 2023.
6. News: Coastal Road, Second Trunk Road will serve 2 million residents . 27 March 2023 . Dayak Daily . 27 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200306123736/https://dayakdaily.com/coastal-road-second-trunk-road-will-serve-2-million-residents/ . 6 March 2020.
7. News: RHB Mobile ATM drive in Asajaya, Sadong Jaya commences tomorrow . 25 November 2023 . The Borneo Post . 11 July 2021.
8. Web site: DID Samarahan Schemes . Department of Irrigation and Drainage Sarawak . 24 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231124114701/https://did.sarawak.gov.my/web/subpage/webpage_view/174 . 24 November 2023.
9. Ngie Bing . Wong . Assessment of hydraulic systems for coastal wetland development in Asajaya, Kota Samarahan . 2004 . Bachelor of Civil Engineering . Universiti Malaysia Sarawak .