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.ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Kuching</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Sarawak.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Official logo of Kuching"><img alt="Official logo of Kuching" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Flag_of_Sarawak.svg/100px-Flag_of_Sarawak.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Flag_of_Sarawak.svg/150px-Flag_of_Sarawak.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Flag_of_Sarawak.svg/200px-Flag_of_Sarawak.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Divisions of Sarawak</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sarawakkuching.PNG" class="mw-file-description" title="Location of Kuching"><img alt="Location of Kuching" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Sarawakkuching.PNG/250px-Sarawakkuching.PNG" decoding="async" width="250" height="169" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Sarawakkuching.PNG/375px-Sarawakkuching.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Sarawakkuching.PNG/500px-Sarawakkuching.PNG 2x" data-file-width="1096" data-file-height="743" /></a></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Division Office location</th><td class="infobox-data">Kuching</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Local area government(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kuching_South_City_Council" title="Kuching South City Council">Kuching South City Council</a> (MBKS)<br /><a href="/wiki/Kuching_North_City_Hall" title="Kuching North City Hall">Kuching North City Hall</a> (DBKU)<br /><a href="/wiki/Padawan_Municipal_Council" title="Padawan Municipal Council">Padawan Municipal Council</a> (MPP)<br /><a href="/wiki/Bau,_Sarawak" title="Bau, Sarawak">Bau District Council</a> (MDB)<br /><a href="/wiki/Lundu_District" title="Lundu District">Lundu District Council</a> (MDL)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">4,559.5 km<sup>2</sup> (1,760.4 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2010)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">705,546</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">150/km<sup>2</sup> (400/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Resident</th><td class="infobox-data">Norleha binti Hj. Shariff</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">License plate prefix</th><td class="infobox-data">QK, QA</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Ethnicity</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chinese_people" title="Chinese people">Chinese</a> (22.9%), <a href="/wiki/Malays_(ethnic_group)" title="Malays (ethnic group)">Malay</a> (33.9%), <a href="/wiki/Bidayuh" title="Bidayuh">Bidayuh</a> (17.8%), Others (14.9%)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Kuching Division</b> (<a href="/wiki/Malay_language" title="Malay language">Malay</a>: <i lang="ms">Bahagian Kuching</i>) is one of the twelve administrative divisions in <a href="/wiki/Sarawak" title="Sarawak">Sarawak</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a>. Formerly part of what was called the "First Division", it is the center and the starting point of modern Sarawak. Kuching Division has a total area of 4,559.5 square kilometres. </p><p>Kuching Division consists of three administrative districts; <a href="/wiki/Kuching_District" title="Kuching District">Kuching</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bau_District,_Sarawak" title="Bau District, Sarawak">Bau</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lundu_District" title="Lundu District">Lundu</a> and two subdistricts; <b>Padawan</b>, and <b>Sematan</b>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kuching_Division&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The population of Kuching Division (year 2010 census) was 705,546. This makes Kuching Division the most populated division in Sarawak. Most of the residents in Kuching Division live in Kuching District. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ethnics">Ethnics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kuching_Division&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Ethnics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kuching Division is a melting pot of Sarawak diverse multi-racial society. Despite that, the ethnic composition of Kuching Division is totally different unlike the other parts of whole Sarawak. The majority ethnic groups in Kuching are predominantly consists of both Malay/Muslim and Chinese, while in the whole Sarawak, mostly dominated by the Dayaks (mainly Ibans), with significant Chinese minorities. Basically, it is traditionally a home to <a href="/wiki/Malays_(ethnic_group)" title="Malays (ethnic group)">Malay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Han_Chinese" title="Han Chinese">Chinese</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bidayuh" title="Bidayuh">Bidayuh</a> people. Most Sarawakian Malay/Muslims are predominantly originated from Kuching Division. They are scattered almost all throughout Kuching Division, with exception of rural areas of Padawan sub-district. Kuching Division is one of the only division that has the highest number of local Malay/Muslims among all divisions in Sarawak. Most Chinese are of Hakka and Hokkien descent while some are Foochow and Teochew. They live mostly at urban and suburban areas. Kuching Division is also a home to the largest Bidayuh community. Like Sarawakian Malay/Muslims, most Sarawakian Bidayuhs are from Kuching Division. They form a majority group in Bau district of Kuching. Other significant minority in Kuching Division are <a href="/wiki/Iban_people" title="Iban people">Iban</a> and <a href="/wiki/Melanau" class="mw-redirect" title="Melanau">Melanau</a>. Most of them originated outside Kuching. However, the earliest Iban settlement in Kuching can be found at Kampung Siol Kandis, Petra Jaya, Kuching. Most Melanau people who reside in Kuching have assimilated into Malay society due to professing Islam. Some of them have no longer speak in Melanau language in results to the assimilation. Kuching people also mainly speak <a href="/wiki/Sarawak_Malay" title="Sarawak Malay">Sarawak Malay</a> (Bahasa Melayu Sarawak) which is similar to the Malaysia's official language of <a href="/wiki/Malay_language" title="Malay language">Bahasa Malaysia</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <caption>Kuching Division Ethnic Statistic<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:5%">Administrative District </th> <th style="width:5%">Total <br />Population </th> <th style="width:5%">Malay </th> <th style="width:5%">Iban </th> <th style="width:5%">Bidayuh </th> <th style="width:5%">Melanau </th> <th style="width:5%">Other <br /><a href="/wiki/Bumiputera_(Malaysia)" title="Bumiputera (Malaysia)">Bumiputera</a> </th> <th style="width:5%">Chinese </th> <th style="width:5%">Other <br />Non-Bumiputera </th> <th style="width:5%">Non-Citizen </th></tr> <tr> <td>Kuching </td> <td>617,887<br /><i>(87.6%)</i> </td> <td>220,333<br /><i>(35.7%)</i> </td> <td>67,367<br /><i>(10.9%)</i> </td> <td>76,403<br /><i>(12.4%)</i> </td> <td>3,932<br /><i>(0.6%)</i> </td> <td>8,473<br /><i>(1.4%)</i> </td> <td>225,998<br />(36.6%) </td> <td>5,295<br /><i>(0.8%)</i> </td> <td>10,050<br /><i>(1.6%)</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bau </td> <td>54,046<br /><i>(7.7%)</i> </td> <td>4,187<br /><i>(7.6%)</i> </td> <td>1,402<br /><i>(2.6%)</i> </td> <td>37,328<br /><i>(69.0%)</i> </td> <td>91<br /><i>(0.2%)</i> </td> <td>380<br /><i>(0.7%)</i> </td> <td>9,443<br /><i>(17.4%)</i> </td> <td>221<br /><i>(0.4%)</i> </td> <td>1,194<br /><i>(2.1%)</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Lundu </td> <td>33,413<br /><i>(4.7%)</i> </td> <td>11,467<br /><i>(34.3%)</i> </td> <td>4,438<br /><i>(13.3%)</i> </td> <td>12,034<br /><i>(36.0%)</i> </td> <td>81<br /><i>(0.2%)</i> </td> <td>228<br /><i>(0.7%)</i> </td> <td>3,650<br /><i>(10.9%)</i> </td> <td>135<br /><i>(0.4%)</i> </td> <td>1,380<br /><i>(4.1%)</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Total Kuching Division</b> </td> <td>705,546<br /><i>(100.0%)</i> </td> <td>235,987<br /><i>(33.4%)</i> </td> <td>73,207<br /><i>(10.4%)</i> </td> <td>125,765<br /><i>(17.8%)</i> </td> <td>4,104<br /><i>(0.6%)</i> </td> <td>9,081<br /><i>(1.3%)</i> </td> <td>239,091<br />(33.9%) </td> <td>5,687<br /><i>(0.8%)</i> </td> <td>12,624<br /><i>(1.8%)</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kuching_Division&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kuching Division is a home to Sarawak capital city, Kuching. It is a centre of business, commercial, mixed industries, service sectors, education hub and tourism centre for Sarawak. Kuching relies heavily on its productive population to run its economy, rather than exploiting its natural resources. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government">Government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kuching_Division&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Administration">Administration</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kuching_Division&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Administration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kuchingdivisiondistrict_en.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Kuchingdivisiondistrict_en.svg/600px-Kuchingdivisiondistrict_en.svg.png" decoding="async" width="600" height="533" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Kuchingdivisiondistrict_en.svg/900px-Kuchingdivisiondistrict_en.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Kuchingdivisiondistrict_en.svg/1200px-Kuchingdivisiondistrict_en.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="4780" data-file-height="4248" /></a><figcaption>Administrative districts of Kuching Division.</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable" align="center"> <caption>Administrative Subdivisions of Kuching Division (by area)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Name of Division <br /> <i>Division area</i> </th> <td colspan="8" align="center"><b>Kuching</b> <br /> <i>4,565.53 km<sup>2</sup></i> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Name of District <br /> <i>District area</i> </th> <td colspan="5" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Kuching_District" title="Kuching District">Kuching</a></b> <br /> <i>1,868.83 km<sup>2</sup></i> </td> <td align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Bau_District,_Sarawak" title="Bau District, Sarawak">Bau</a></b> <br /> <i>884.4 km<sup>2</sup></i> </td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Lundu_District" title="Lundu District">Lundu</a></b> <br /> <i>1,812.3 km<sup>2</sup></i> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Name of Subdistrict <br /> <i>Subdistrict area</i> </th> <td colspan="3" align="center"><b>Kuching Proper</b> <br /> <i>895.09 km<sup>2</sup></i> </td> <td style="background:grey; align="><i><b>Siburan</b></i><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <br /> <i>447.55 km<sup>2</sup></i> </td> <td align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Padawan,_Sarawak" title="Padawan, Sarawak">Padawan</a></b> <br /> <i>526.19 km<sup>2</sup></i> </td> <td bgcolor="black" align="center"> </td> <td align="center"><b>Lundu</b> <br /> <i>1,369.84 km<sup>2</sup></i> </td> <td align="center"><b>Sematan</b> <br /> <i>442.5 km<sup>2</sup></i> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Seat of District/Subdistrict administration <br /> <i><a href="/wiki/Settlement_hierarchy" title="Settlement hierarchy">Settlement hierarchy</a></i> </th> <td colspan="3" align="center"><b>Kuching</b> <br /> <i>City</i> </td> <td style="background:grey; align="><i><b><a href="/w/index.php?title=Siburan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Siburan (page does not exist)">Siburan</a></b></i> <br /> <i>Bazaar</i> </td> <td align="center"><b>Teng Bukap</b> <br /> <i>Village</i> </td> <td align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Bau,_Sarawak" title="Bau, Sarawak">Bau</a></b> <br /> <i>Bazaar</i> </td> <td align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Lundu,_Sarawak" title="Lundu, Sarawak">Lundu</a></b> <br /> <i>Bazaar</i> </td> <td align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Sematan" title="Sematan">Sematan</a></b> <br /> <i>Bazaar</i> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_Malaysia" title="Local government in Malaysia">Local Government</a> <br /> <small> Note: Acronym and part of corporate colours</small> </th> <td style="background:red; color:blue" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Majlis_Bandaraya_Kuching_Selatan" class="mw-redirect" title="Majlis Bandaraya Kuching Selatan">MBKS</a></b> </td> <td style="background:yellow; color:green" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Dewan_Bandaraya_Kuching_Utara" class="mw-redirect" title="Dewan Bandaraya Kuching Utara">DBKU</a></b> </td> <td style="background:green; color:black" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Padawan_Municipal_Council" title="Padawan Municipal Council">MPP</a></b> </td> <td style="background:grey; color:black" align="center"><i><b>MD Serian</b></i> </td> <td style="background:green; color:black" align="center"><b><a href="/wiki/Padawan_Municipal_Council" title="Padawan Municipal Council">MPP</a></b> </td> <td style="background:cyan; color:green" align="center"><b>MDB</b> </td> <td style="background:orange; color:green" colspan="2" align="center"><b>MDL</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Local Government Name <br /> <small>(Legal term in English)</small> <br /> <i>Title of CEO</i> </th> <td align="center"><b>Council of the City of <br /> Kuching South</b> <br /> <i>Mayor</i> </td> <td align="center"><b>Commission of the City of <br /> Kuching North</b> <br /> <i>Commissioner</i> </td> <td colspan="3" align="center"><b>Padawan <br /> Municipal Council</b> <br /> <i>Chairman</i> </td> <td align="center"><b>Bau <br /> District Council</b> <br /> <i>Chairman</i> </td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><b>Lundu <br /> District Council</b> <br /> <i>Chairman</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background: beige"> <th><i>Local Government area</i> </th> <td align="center"><i><b>61.53 km<sup>2</sup></b></i> </td> <td align="center"><i><b>369.48 km<sup>2</sup></b></i> </td> <td colspan="3" align="center"><i><b>1,431.82 km<sup>2</sup></b></i> <br /> <small> Note: This area is known collectively <br /> as the <a href="/wiki/Padawan_municipality" title="Padawan municipality">Padawan municipality</a></small> </td> <td align="center"><i><b>884.4 km<sup>2</sup></b></i> </td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><i><b>1,812.3 km<sup>2</sup></b></i> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Seat of Local Government <br /> <i><a href="/wiki/Settlement_hierarchy" title="Settlement hierarchy">Settlement hierarchy</a></i> </th> <td colspan="2" align="center"><b>Kuching</b> <br /> <i>City</i> </td> <td colspan="3" align="center"><b>Kota Padawan</b> <br /> <i>Bazaar</i> </td> <td align="center"><b>Bau</b> <br /> <i>Bazaar</i> </td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><b>Lundu</b> <br /> <i>Bazaar</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Members_of_Parliament">Members of Parliament</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kuching_Division&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Members of Parliament"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Parliament </th> <th>Member of Parliament </th> <th>Party </th></tr> <tr> <td>P192 <a href="/wiki/Mas_Gading_(federal_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mas Gading (federal constituency)">Mas Gading</a> </td> <td>YB Tuan <a href="/wiki/Mordi_Bimol" title="Mordi Bimol">Mordi Bimol</a> </td> <td>PH (DAP) </td></tr> <tr> <td>P193 <a href="/wiki/Santubong_(federal_constituency)" title="Santubong (federal constituency)">Santubong</a> </td> <td>YB Dato’ Sri <a href="/wiki/Nancy_Shukri" title="Nancy Shukri">Nancy Shukri</a> </td> <td>GPS (PBB) </td></tr> <tr> <td>P194 <a href="/wiki/Petra_Jaya_(federal_constituency)" title="Petra Jaya (federal constituency)">Petra Jaya</a> </td> <td>YAB Dato' Sri <a href="/wiki/Fadillah_Yusof" title="Fadillah Yusof">Fadillah Yusof</a> </td> <td>GPS (PBB) </td></tr> <tr> <td>P195 <a href="/wiki/Bandar_Kuching_(federal_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bandar Kuching (federal constituency)">Bandar Kuching</a> </td> <td>YB Tuan <a href="/wiki/Kelvin_Yii_Lee_Wuen" title="Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen">Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen</a> </td> <td>PH (DAP) </td></tr> <tr> <td>P196 <a href="/wiki/Stampin_(federal_constituency)" title="Stampin (federal constituency)">Stampin</a> </td> <td>YB Tuan <a href="/wiki/Chong_Chieng_Jen" title="Chong Chieng Jen">Chong Chieng Jen</a> </td> <td>PH (DAP) </td></tr> <tr> <td>P198 <a href="/wiki/Puncak_Borneo_(federal_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Puncak Borneo (federal constituency)">Puncak Borneo</a> </td> <td>YB Datuk <a href="/wiki/Willie_Mongin" title="Willie Mongin">Willie Mongin</a> </td> <td>GPS (PBB) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kuching_Division&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kuching Division is a centre of transportation sectors in Sarawak, with exception of river transportation. It has wide range of transportation services such as by air (via Kuching International Airport), land (via its vast road networks) and river. </p><p>More article at <a href="/wiki/Kuching#Transportation" title="Kuching">Kuching Transportation</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Infrastructure">Infrastructure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kuching_Division&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Infrastructure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kuching Division has the widest and most extensive road networks in Sarawak. <a href="/wiki/Pan_Borneo_Highway" class="mw-redirect" title="Pan Borneo Highway">Pan-Borneo Highway</a> is a trunk road linking Kuching to the rest of divisions in Sarawak. Kuching Division is also a home to world-class convention centre, named Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sports_and_games">Sports and games</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kuching_Division&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Sports and games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kuching Division is home to the oldest golf course in Sarawak, which is Sarawak Golf Club. There are also various other golf clubs throughout Kuching Division. Sports amenities can be found at many parts in Kuching with Stadium Sarawak being the largest stadium in Sarawak while Stadium Perpaduan being the largest indoor stadium in Sarawak. Variety of sports and games can be observed being played in Sarawak. Most of them are state-level games and competitions. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Education">Education</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kuching_Division&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kuching Division offers wide variety of education regardless of level of education. There are countless public schools, including privileged school such as Sekolah Menengah Teknik (two of them), Sekolah Menengah Agama (three of them), Sekolah Menengah Sains and Maktab Rendah Sains MARA. Kuching Division also has two private international schools, namely Lodge School and Tunku Putra International School. </p><p>Kuching Division is also a higher education heaven. It has a lot of training institutions from medical schools, teacher training colleges, custom academy and the upcoming immigration academy. There are few private higher institution such as Swinburne University, Sunway College, SEGi College Sarawak, Masterskill College and ICATS . It is also within a reach to Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) and Universiti Teknologi MARA, both in <a href="/wiki/Samarahan_Division" title="Samarahan Division">Samarahan</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Healthcare">Healthcare</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kuching_Division&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Healthcare"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kuching Division is also a popular destination for seeking better healthcare. People around Sarawak normally seek better medical treatment in Kuching Division due to its extensive medical facilities. It houses the biggest public hospital in East Malaysia, named <a href="/wiki/Sarawak_General_Hospital" title="Sarawak General Hospital">Sarawak General Hospital</a> and also one of only two heart surgery institution in Malaysia named Pusat Jantung HUS. </p><p>Private hospital does also make presence in Kuching such as Normah Hospital, located at Petra Jaya, Kuching, Timberland Medical Centre (situated in 3rd Mile area, Kuching), Kuching Specialist Centre (at Tabuan Laru, Kuching) and Borneo Medical Center (at Jalan Simpang Tiga, Kuching). Many private clinics open their business in Kuching making Kuching a perfect medical tourism hub. </p><p>Public healthcare clinics and policlinic does also exist in Kuching Division. Most healthcare clinics are located at Kuching city outskirts and rural communal areas. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Security">Security</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kuching_Division&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Security"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kuching Division is a state headquarters for police and army in Sarawak. Various police stations and police beats can be found all over Kuching District. Military base of Penrissen houses the largest military base in Sarawak. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Government_services">Government services</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kuching_Division&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Government services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kuching Division is the headquarters for many government agencies. For federal government agencies headquarters, most of them are located at Simpang Tiga (Bangunan Sultan Iskandar), Kuching while state government agencies headquarters are mostly scattered at various buildings in Petra Jaya, Kuching (Wisma Bapa Malaysia). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kuching_Division&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sarawak" title="Sarawak">Sarawak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuching_District" title="Kuching District">Kuching District</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kuching_Division&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100121163430/http://www.pejabatdaerahkuching.com/pdk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=47&Itemid=57">"Kuching Resident Office: Kuching Profile"</a>. 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href="/wiki/History_of_Sarawak" title="History of Sarawak">Santubong Kingdom (500 AD)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Sarawak" title="History of Sarawak">Malano Kingdom (700 AD–1400 AD)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruneian_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Bruneian Empire">Bruneian Empire (1368–1888)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sultanate_of_Sarawak" title="Sultanate of Sarawak">Sultanate of Sarawak (1599–1641)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raj_of_Sarawak" title="Raj of Sarawak">Raj of Sarawak (1841–1946)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Empire_of_Japan" title="Empire of Japan">Empire of Japan (1941–1945)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crown_Colony_of_Sarawak" title="Crown Colony of Sarawak">Crown Colony of Sarawak (1946–1963)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarawak" title="Sarawak">Sarawak (1963–present)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Topics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" 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Sarawak">Geography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_people_from_Sarawak" title="List of people from Sarawak">Sarawakians</a></li> <li>Symbols <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ibu_Pertiwiku" title="Ibu Pertiwiku">Anthem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Sarawak" title="Coat of arms of Sarawak">Coat of arms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Sarawak" title="Flag of Sarawak">Flag</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Tourist_attractions_in_Sarawak" title="Category:Tourist attractions in Sarawak">Tourist attractions</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Society</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Sarawak" title="Culture of Sarawak">Culture</a></li> <li>Crime</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuisine_of_Sarawak" class="mw-redirect" title="Cuisine of Sarawak">Cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Sarawak" 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