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Kuching ( , ), officially the City of Kuching, is the capital and the most populous city in the state of Sarawak in Malaysia. It is also the capital of Kuching Division. The city is on the Sarawak River at the southwestern tip of Sarawak on the island of Borneo and covers an area of with a population of about 162,843 in the Kuching North administrative region and 351,815 in the Kuching South administrative regiona total of 514,658 people.
Kuching is the capital and largest city of Sarawak, a state in Malaysia located on the island of Borneo. The city sits along the Sarawak River and is home to over half a million people, making it an important administrative and population center for the region.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kuching
- Settlement.official_name
- City of Kuching
- Settlement.settlement_type
- State capital city and district capital
- Settlement.image_caption
- From top, left to right:Kuching skyline from Sarawak River, the Sarawak State Museum, Fort Margherita, The Astana, the Darul Hana bridge near State Assembly building, Chinatown, and iconic cat statues.
- Settlement.image_seal
- Seal of North Kuching.svg
- Settlement.seal_size
- 80px
- Settlement.seal_type
- Commission of the City of Kuching North
- Settlement.image_blank_emblem
- Seal of South Kuching.svg
- Settlement.blank_emblem_size
- 80px
- Settlement.blank_emblem_type
- Council of the City of Kuching South
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe zoom
- 10
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Kuching in Sarawak
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Malaysia Sarawak#Malaysia municipalities#Southeast Asia#Asia
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 275
- Settlement.nicknames
- "Cat City", Bandaraya Perpaduan
- Settlement.mottoes
- "For a cultured society"(motto of Kuching North City Hall);"Service for the society"(motto of Kuching South City Council)
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Country
- Malaysia
- Located in
- Sarawak
- Population
- 325132
- Area
- 431020000
- Elevation
- 8
- Time zone
- Time in Malaysia
- Capital of
- Kuching
- Official website
- www.dbku.gov.my
- Image
- Sarawak River.jpg
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- Commons category
- Kuching
- topic's main category
- Category:Kuching
- twinned administrative body
- Kōchi-shi
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Kuching
- inception
- 1827-00-00
- postal code
- 93000–93999
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