Sarikei

Sarikei
Bandar Sarikei
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiساريکئي
 • Chinese泗里街 (Simplified)
泗里街 (Traditional)
Sìlǐjiē (Hanyu Pinyin)
From top, left to right:
Symbol of Sarikei Town, Sarikei Hospital, Sarikei Central Market, Sarikei Lake Garden, and the Community Center
Official seal of Sarikei
Nickname: 
Pineapple town (Bandar nenas)/Food basket of Sarawak (Bakul makanan Sarawak)[1][note 1]
Sarikei is located in Sarawak
Sarikei
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Location in Malaysia
Sarikei is located in Malaysia
Sarikei
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Sarikei (Malaysia)
Sarikei is located in Southeast Asia
Sarikei
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Sarikei (Southeast Asia)
Sarikei is located in Asia
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Sarikei (Asia)
Coordinates: 2°7′32″N 111°31′19″E / 2.12556°N 111.52194°E / 2.12556; 111.52194
Country Malaysia
State Sarawak
DivisionSarikei
DistrictSarikei
Government
 • ResidentMohamad Junaidi Bin Mohidin
 • Council ChairmanKr. Wong Zee Yeng
Area
 • Total985 km2 (380 sq mi)
Population
 (2010[2])
 • Total56,228
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)Not observed
Postal code
96xxx
National calling code+6084 (local landline only)
License plate prefixQR (for all vehicles except taxis)
Websitewww.sarikei.sarawak.gov.my

Sarikei is a town, and the capital of Sarikei District (985 square kilometres) in Sarikei Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. It is located on the Rajang River, near where the river empties into the South China Sea. The district population (year 2010 census) was 56,798.[2]

The most distinctive feature of the bustling waterfront is a 3.6-m-high pineapple statue and also the tallest building in Sarikei - Wisma Jubli Mutiara.

The town itself consists of a main road, Repok Road which is bisected by another road leading to the new development in Kampung Seberang which is known as Susur Jambu.

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  2. ^ a b Total population by ethnic group, sub-district and state, Malaysia, 2010, Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia, Retrieved 1 January 2014


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