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.

Aliases (2)

Crown Colony of Sarawak ×1
state of Sarawak ×1

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	first-level administrative division → state of Malaysia →
borderedBy	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 → Kayan → Kelabit → Kenyah → Lun Bawang → Malay → Melanau → 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	East Malaysia →
regionalLanguage	Bidayuh → Chinese → Iban → Melanau → Tamil → various indigenous languages →
resource	hydropower potential → natural gas → palm oil → petroleum → timber →
timeZone	UTC+08:00 →

Referenced by (28)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kuching → Kuching International Airport → Rajang River → Sarawak Communist Insurgency →	locatedIn
Dayak peoples → Kuching →	region
Malaysia Time →	appliesToRegion
Rajang River →	basinLocatedIn
Sabah →	borderedBy
Kuching →	capitalOf
Borneo Confrontation →	conflictOnTerritory
Malaysia →	containsAdministrativeDivision
Malaya and British Borneo dollar →	countryOrRegionUsed
Bugis →	diasporaRegion
Bornean orangutan →	geographicRange
Greater North Borneo languages →	hasGeographicDistribution
Borneo →	hasRegion
Borneo territories of the British Empire ("Crown Colony of Sarawak") →	includedColony
Borneo territories of the British Empire →	includes
Maritime Southeast Asia →	includesPartOfCountry
Kuching International Airport →	isMajorAirportOf
Kuching →	isTourismHubFor
Kuching →	largestCityOf
Borneo campaign (1945) →	location
Brunei British protectorate →	neighbour
Borneo territories of the British Empire →	partiallyBecame
Kuching International Airport ("state of Sarawak") →	serves
Straits dollar →	usedIn