Sarawak

E29216

first-level administrative division state of Malaysia

Sarawak is a resource-rich Malaysian state on the island of Borneo, known for its diverse indigenous cultures, extensive rainforests, and long history under the rule of the White Rajahs before joining Malaysia.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Sarawak canonical	123
State of Sarawak	3
Crown Colony of Sarawak	1
Malaysia Sarawak	1
Sarawak State	1
Sarawak, Borneo	1
state of Sarawak	1

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	first-level administrative division ⓘ state of Malaysia ⓘ
borderedBy	Brunei Darussalam ⓘ surface form: Brunei Kalimantan ⓘ Sabah ⓘ South China Sea ⓘ
capital	Kuching ⓘ
climate	equatorial ⓘ
country	Malaysia ⓘ
dateJoinedFederation	1963-09-16 ⓘ
firstWhiteRajah	James Brooke ⓘ
formerColonyOf	United Kingdom ⓘ
formerProtectorateOf	United Kingdom ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup	Bidayuh ⓘ Chinese ⓘ Iban people ⓘ surface form: Iban Kayan ⓘ Kelabit ⓘ Kenyah ⓘ Lun Bawang ⓘ Malay ⓘ Dayak peoples ⓘ surface form: Melanau Dayak peoples ⓘ surface form: Orang Ulu Penan ⓘ
hasMajorRiver	Baram River ⓘ Rajang River ⓘ Sarawak River ⓘ
hasNationalPark	Bako National Park ⓘ Gunung Mulu National Park ⓘ Niah National Park ⓘ
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite	Gunung Mulu National Park ⓘ
headOfGovernmentTitle	Premier of Sarawak ⓘ
headOfStateTitle	Governor of Sarawak ⓘ
historicalRuler	Brooke family ⓘ White Rajahs ⓘ
joinedFederationOf	Malaysia ⓘ
knownFor	biodiversity ⓘ diverse indigenous cultures ⓘ extensive rainforests ⓘ longhouses ⓘ
largestCity	Kuching ⓘ
legislature	Sarawak State Legislative Assembly ⓘ
locatedIn	Southeast Asia ⓘ
locatedOn	Borneo ⓘ
officialLanguage	English ⓘ Malay ⓘ
partOf	Borneo ⓘ surface form: East Malaysia
regionalLanguage	Bidayuh ⓘ Chinese ⓘ Iban language ⓘ surface form: Iban Dayak peoples ⓘ surface form: Melanau Tamil ⓘ various indigenous languages ⓘ
resource	hydropower potential ⓘ natural gas ⓘ palm oil ⓘ petroleum ⓘ timber ⓘ
timeZone	UTC+08:00 ⓘ

Referenced by (131)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Borneo territories of the British Empire → includes → Sarawak ⓘ

Borneo territories of the British Empire → partiallyBecame → Sarawak ⓘ

Borneo territories of the British Empire → includedColony → Sarawak ⓘ

this entity surface form: Crown Colony of Sarawak

Malaysia → containsAdministrativeDivision → Sarawak ⓘ

Borneo → hasRegion → Sarawak ⓘ

Bugis → diasporaRegion → Sarawak ⓘ

Dayak peoples → region → Sarawak ⓘ

Greater North Borneo languages → hasGeographicDistribution → Sarawak ⓘ

Maritime Southeast Asia → includesPartOfCountry → Sarawak ⓘ

Malaysia Time → appliesToRegion → Sarawak ⓘ

Borneo Confrontation → conflictOnTerritory → Sarawak ⓘ

Straits dollar → usedIn → Sarawak ⓘ

Borneo campaign (1945) → location → Sarawak ⓘ

Malaya and British Borneo dollar → countryOrRegionUsed → Sarawak ⓘ

Sarawak Communist Insurgency → locatedIn → Sarawak ⓘ

Sabah → borderedBy → Sarawak ⓘ

Kuching → locatedIn → Sarawak ⓘ

Kuching → capitalOf → Sarawak ⓘ

Kuching → largestCityOf → Sarawak ⓘ

Kuching → region → Sarawak ⓘ

Kuching → isTourismHubFor → Sarawak ⓘ

Bornean orangutan → geographicRange → Sarawak ⓘ

Rajang River → locatedIn → Sarawak ⓘ

Rajang River → basinLocatedIn → Sarawak ⓘ

Brunei British protectorate → neighbour → Sarawak ⓘ

Kuching International Airport → locatedIn → Sarawak ⓘ

Kuching International Airport → serves → Sarawak ⓘ

this entity surface form: state of Sarawak

Kuching International Airport → isMajorAirportOf → Sarawak ⓘ

Bornean languages → region → Sarawak ⓘ

Kayanic languages → spokenIn → Sarawak ⓘ

sapeh (lute) → originatesFrom → Sarawak ⓘ

subject surface form: sapeh

Iban people → mainRegionInMalaysia → Sarawak ⓘ

Kayan people → region → Sarawak ⓘ

Iban language → spokenIn → Sarawak ⓘ

Iban language → region → Sarawak ⓘ

Bidayuh people → mainState → Sarawak ⓘ

Murut people → significantPopulationIn → Sarawak ⓘ

Kayan language → region → Sarawak ⓘ

Zapin Sarawak → locatedIn → Sarawak ⓘ

Kayan → significantRegion → Sarawak ⓘ

Kenyah → primarilyInhabits → Sarawak ⓘ

Lun Bawang → locatedIn → Sarawak ⓘ

White Rajahs → locatedInPresentDay → Sarawak ⓘ

Brooke family → ruledTerritory → Sarawak ⓘ

James Brooke → monarchOf → Sarawak ⓘ

James Brooke → residence → Sarawak ⓘ

Sarawak State Legislative Assembly → jurisdiction → Sarawak ⓘ

Sarawak State Legislative Assembly → locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity → Sarawak ⓘ

Premier of Sarawak → appliesToJurisdiction → Sarawak ⓘ

Premier of Sarawak → locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity → Sarawak ⓘ