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Sarawak

state in Malaysia
Organization federated_state Q170462
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Summary

Sarawak is a federated state[1]. Sarawak ranks in the top 9% of federated state entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,186 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Malaysia[3]
  • Country: Malaysia[4]
  • Head of government: Abang Johari[5]
  • Instance of: state of Malaysia[6]
  • Head of state: Abdul Taib Mahmud[7]
  • Capital: Kuching[8]
  • Official language: English[9], Malaysian Malay[10], Malay[11]
  • Currency: Malaysian ringgit[12]
  • Shares border with: North Kalimantan[13], West Kalimantan[14], Sabah[15], East Kalimantan[16], Brunei[17]
  • Anthem: Ibu Pertiwiku[18]
  • Basic form of government: parliamentary system[19]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Betong[20], Bintulu[21], Kapit[22], Kuching[23], Limbang[24], Miri[25], Mukah Division[26], Samarahan[27], Sarikei[28], Serian Division[29], Sibu[30], Sri Aman[31]
  • Flag: flag of Sarawak[32]
  • Legislative body: Sarawak State Legislative Assembly[33]
  • Coat of arms: coat of arms of Sarawak[34]
  • Postal code: 93000–98999[35]
  • Commons category: Sarawak[36]
  • Licence plate code: Q[37]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+08:00[38]
  • Local dialing code: 082[39], 083[40], 084[41], 085[42], 086[43]
  • Inception: July 22, 1963[44], September 16, 1963[45]
  • Official website: https://www.sarawak.gov.my[46]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Sarawak[47]
  • Commons gallery: Sarawak[48]
  • Email address: mailto:555999@sarawak.gov.my[49]

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Sarawak include Sarawak Stadium[50], a stadium[51], in Malaysia[52], founded in 1997[53].

Why It Matters

Sarawak has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] Sarawak is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

Entities named for Sarawak include Sarawak Stadium[50], a stadium[51], in Malaysia[52], founded in 1997[53].

Related Entities

Brunei Govdirectory Henry Golding Malaysia Malaysian ringgit Venom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  47. [49] ↑ . sarawak.gov.my. Retrieved . sarawak.gov.my. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2dSEpB
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  2. 19w ago · Vojtěch Dostál · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nl cr aut id → ge1122936
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Nl cr aut id: ge1122936, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/148274595|Sarawak (Malajsie) (#148274595)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5735|NKCR geograp"
  3. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://www.sarawak.gov.my
    History of topic → history of Sarawak
    Website → —
    Population → {'amount': '+2420009'}, {'amount': '+2790000'}, {'amount': '+2453700'}
    + 47 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ Yso id: 208738, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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