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Kanowit (Malay: Pekan Kanowit) is a town and the capital of Kanowit District, Sibu Division, Sarawak, Malaysia, comprising 2,253.5 square kilometres. As of 2010, Kanowit's population is 28,985. It is built on the mouth of Kanowit River at the bank of Rajang River, approximately 174 kilometers from the coast of South China Sea. It takes 45 minutes to reach the town by land transport and an hour by boat from Sibu. The main ethnic groups are Iban, Chinese, Malay, and Melanau.

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Locality
Kanowit
Region
Sarawak
Country
Malaysia
Population
24,700
Timezone
Asia/Kuching

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Instance of
human settlement
Country
Malaysia
Time zone
UTC+08:00
Image
Town on Rejang River - panoramio.jpg
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Kanowit
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