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Serian
Town
Serian Lake Garden in 2022
Serian Lake Garden in 2022
Official seal of Serian
Seal
Official logo of Serian
Sarawak
Interactive map of Serian
Coordinates: 1°10′0″N 110°34′0″E / 1.16667°N 110.56667°E / 1.16667; 110.56667
Country Malaysia
State Sarawak
Division Office locationSerian
Local area government(s)Majlis Daerah Serian (MDS), Siburan
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
90,763
ResidentJonathan Lugoh
License plate prefixQC

Serian is a town in Sarawak, Malaysia, and the capital of the Serian Division, which separated on 11 April 2015 from Samarahan Division. It is about 64 kilometres (40 mi) from Kuching. Sub-district headquarters towns are Balai Ringin and Tebedu.

The town is known for its durians, which are popularly believed to be the best in Sarawak. This has prompted the Serian District Council to erect a giant monument to this "king of fruits" in the middle of the market square. The town is well connected to its rich hinterland both by road and by water and thus there is all sorts of jungle produce available in the jungle produce market but lately, most produce was brought in from Kalimantan, Indonesia as the price are cheaper.

The district population was 90,763 in 2010.[1] About 65% of the population are Bidayuh. The other main ethnic groups are Iban, Chinese, and Malay.

Geography

Limestone formations and paddy fields can be seen along the way to Tebedu. Other attractions of Serian include Gua Tiab Bilanting which is situated at Kampung Pichin and also Bukit Parang which is located on the Sarawak-Kalimantan border. The southernmost point in Malaysia, Bukit Niat, is also located on the border between Serian Division and Kalimantan, southeast of Tebedu, at a latitude of 0°51'10" N.[2][3]

There are many waterfalls found in Serian District. Ranchan Waterfall is located at about 5 km (3.1 mi) from Serian town and is easily accessible by road. Simuja Waterfall is another waterfall in Serian but was damaged badly by logging activities. It is about 7 km (4.3 mi) away from town. There is no proper road to the waterfall and visitors have to hike 1–2 km (0.62–1.24 mi) from the Serian-Sri Aman trunk road to get there.

Tebedu (formerly known as Bandar Mutiara), located about 50 km (31 mi) away from Serian town on the Indonesia-Malaysia border, is one of only three official land border crossings between Indonesia and Malaysia.

Tebakang, a small town approximately 12 km (7.5 mi) away from Serian, is home to Mayang Tea plantation, Sarawak's sole tea producer.

Climate

Serian has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Serian
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.9
(85.8)		 30.1
(86.2)		 31.0
(87.8)		 31.9
(89.4)		 32.3
(90.1)		 32.0
(89.6)		 31.9
(89.4)		 31.9
(89.4)		 31.7
(89.1)		 31.6
(88.9)		 31.2
(88.2)		 30.6
(87.1)		 31.3
(88.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.2
(79.2)		 26.3
(79.3)		 26.8
(80.2)		 27.4
(81.3)		 27.7
(81.9)		 27.3
(81.1)		 27.1
(80.8)		 27.1
(80.8)		 27.1
(80.8)		 27.1
(80.8)		 26.8
(80.2)		 26.5
(79.7)		 27.0
(80.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.5
(72.5)		 22.5
(72.5)		 22.7
(72.9)		 22.9
(73.2)		 23.1
(73.6)		 22.7
(72.9)		 22.4
(72.3)		 22.4
(72.3)		 22.5
(72.5)		 22.6
(72.7)		 22.5
(72.5)		 22.5
(72.5)		 22.6
(72.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 438
(17.2)		 348
(13.7)		 290
(11.4)		 286
(11.3)		 252
(9.9)		 191
(7.5)		 179
(7.0)		 229
(9.0)		 282
(11.1)		 321
(12.6)		 353
(13.9)		 410
(16.1)		 3,579
(140.7)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

Education

  • Serian District Education Office (PPD Serian)
  • Serian Teacher Activity Center (PKG Serian)

Primary school

  • SK Balai Ringin
  • SK Bedup
  • SK Daha
  • SK Engkeroh
  • SK Entayan
  • SK Entubuh
  • SK Gahat Mawang
  • SK Gemang
  • SK Koran
  • SK Krait
  • SK Krangan
  • SK Krusen
  • SK Kujang Mawang
  • SK Kujang Sain
  • SK Lebur/Remun
  • SK Lobang Batu
  • SK Lubok Antu Reban
  • SK Mapu
  • SK Mawang Taup
  • SK Melansai
  • SK Mentu Tapu
  • SK Merakai
  • SK Merbau
  • SK Mubok Berawan
  • SK Parun Suan
  • SK Pangkalan Sorah
  • SK Pati
  • SK Payau
  • SK Plaman Baki/Menaul
  • SK Pridan
  • SK Rayang
  • SK Reteh
  • SK Riih Daso
  • SK Rituh
  • SK Samarahan Estate
  • SK Sangai
  • SK Sebanban
  • SK Semada
  • SK Semukoi
  • SK Sejijag
  • SK Serian
  • SK Sumpas
  • SK Sungai Kenyah
  • SK Sungai Rimu
  • SK Sungai Sameran
  • SK Sungan
  • SK Tanah Merah
  • SK Tanah Puteh
  • SK Tarat
  • SK Tebakang
  • SK Tebedu
  • SK Tema
  • SK Temong
  • SK Tepoi
  • SK Tesu
  • SK Tian Murud
  • SK Triang
  • SK All Saints Plaman Nyabet
  • SK ST Alban Ampungan
  • SK ST Ambrose Panchor
  • SK ST Anthony Kawan
  • SK ST Barnabas Baru
  • SK ST Dominic Pichin
  • SK ST Henry Slabi
  • SK ST John Mantung
  • SK ST John Taee
  • SK ST Jude Bunan
  • SK ST Matthew Lanchang
  • SK ST Michael Mongkos
  • SK ST Norbert Paon Gahat
  • SK ST Patrick Tangga
  • SK ST Philip Bugu
  • SK ST Raymond Mujat
  • SK ST Teresa Serian
  • SJK Chung Hua Serian
  • SJK Chung Hua Bt. 29
  • SJK Chung Hua Bt. 35
  • SJK Chung Hua Bt. 32
  • SJK Sungai Menyan
  • SJK Pangkalan Bedup
  • Sekolah Ayer Manis

Secondary school

  • SMK Tebakang
  • SMK Tarat
  • SMK Taee
  • SMK Serian
  • SMK Tebedu
  • SMK Balai Ringin

Transport

Local Bus

Route No. Operating Route
3A Kuching-Serian
Q10 Kuching-Serian
Q14 Kuching-Siburan

Administration

Members of Parliament

Parliament Member of Parliament Party
P198 Puncak Borneo YB Datuk Willie Mongin GPS-PBB
P199 Serian YB Dato Sri Richard Riot Jaem GPS-SUPP

References

  1. "Laporan Kiraan Permulaan 2010". Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia. p. 35. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  2. "Southernmost point by country," World Population Review. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  3. Coordinates obtained from Google Earth. Google Earth makes use of the WGS84 geodetic reference system.
  4. "Climate: Serian". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 29 October 2020.