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Pakan District

Pakan
District
Other transcription(s)
 • Chinese 巴干
Replica of Buah Pakan at Pakan town
Replica of Buah Pakan at Pakan town
Pakan is located in East Malaysia
Pakan
Pakan
Location in Borneo
Coordinates: 1°52′00″N 111°41′00″E / 1.86667°N 111.68333°E / 1.86667; 111.68333Coordinates: 1°52′00″N 111°41′00″E / 1.86667°N 111.68333°E / 1.86667; 111.68333
Country  Malaysia
State  Sarawak
Division Sarikei Division
Time zone MST (UTC+8)
 • Summer (DST) Not observed (UTC+8)
Postal code 96xxx

Pakan is a small town and also a district in Sarawak, Malaysia. It is located in Sarikei Division, 45 km from the town of Sarikei. The district population (as of the 2014 census) was 32,209. Most of its inhabitants are ethnic Iban group (91% or 24,972) and a few minorities of Chinese group (8.17% or 8,071) usually concentrated in its town area. A small minority of Muslim (1.15% or 966) work in a government sector, such as teachers, nurses, district officers, and police.

The name Pakan was derived from a local fruit resembling durian, named Buah Pakan. The fruit has since become the symbol of the town with its replica built at the junction of Entabai road.

Since creation of Sarikei Division in 1973, Pakan sub-district was put under the jurisdiction of Julau district. On 1 March 2002, the Pakan sub-district was upgraded into a district. The Pakan district covers a total area of 924.6 km2, administered by Pakan District Office located in the town of Pakan.

Pakan is located 45 km from the town of Sarikei.

Pesta Pakan (Pakan festival) is a yearly festival held in the town of Pakan since 1988. It consisted of various activities such as sports, entertainment, culture, and arts.

New road alternative connecting user from Sibu to go directly to Ulu Budu in Saratok district by passing through Pakan provides a shorter time compared to the existing one which passes through T-junction to Sarikei. What used to be about 3 hours journey from Sibu to Saratok will take only about 2 hours. So users on a long journey to Kuching benefit a lot from this road.

Sibu -> Julau -> Bintangor -> Sarikei -> Pakan -> Wak -> Ulu Budu -> Saratok


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