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| Full name | Sarawak | | Official name | Land of The Hornbills | | Settlement type | State | | Motto | "Bersatu, Berusaha, Berbakti"
"United, Striving, Serving" | | Anthem | Ibu Pertiwiku (My Motherland) | | Capital | Kuching | | Yang di-Pertua Negeri | Abang Muhammad Salahuddin | | Chief Minister | Abdul Taib Mahmud (BN) | | Total Area | 48037.7 sq mi (124450 km2) | | Total Population | 2420009 (2010) | | Density (pop.) | auto/km2 (0/sq mi) | | Human Development Index | | HDI (2010) | 0.692 (high) (11th) | | Postal code | 93xxx to 98xxx | | Area code | 082 (Kuching), (Samarahan)
083 (Sri Aman), (Betong)
084 (Sibu), (Kapit), (Sarikei), (Mukah)
085 (Miri), (Limbang), (Marudi), (Lawas)
086 (Bintulu), (Belaga) | | Vehicle registration | QA & QK (Kuching)
QB (Sri Aman)
QC (Kota Samarahan)
QL (Limbang)
QM (Miri)
QP (Kapit)
QR (Sarikei)
QS (Sibu)
QT (Bintulu)
QSG (Sarawak State Government) | | Brunei Sultanate | 19th century | | Brooke dynasty | 1841 | | Japanese occupation | 1941 � 1945 | | British control | 1946 � 1963 | | Accession with the Federation of Malaya to form Malaysia | 16 September 1963 |
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Sarawak (Jawi:سراوق) (-maysaˈrawaʔ) is one of two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo. Known as Bumi Kenyalang ("Land of the Hornbills"), Sarawak is situated on the north-west of the island. It is the largest state in Malaysia followed by Sabah, the second largest state located to the North- East.
The administrative capital is Kuching, which has a population of 579,900. Major cities and towns include Miri (pop. 263,000), Sibu (pop. 254,000) and Bintulu (pop. 176,800). As of last census (2010), the state population was 2,420,009.
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