Simunjan District

The Simunjan District is a district in the Samarahan division of Sarawak, Malaysia,[1][2] located between Serian and Sri Aman. It borders Sebuyau and Samarahan and lies approximately 51.4 kilometres (32 mi) east-south-east of the state capital Kuching.

For the state constituency represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly, see Simunjan (state constituency).
For other uses, see Simunjan.

Simunjan District
Simunjan District
Coordinates: 1.38333°N 110.75°E / 1.38333; 110.75
Country Malaysia
State Sarawak
Administrative DivisionSimunjan
Elevation
54 m (177 ft)
Map of Simunjan District

Most of its inhabitants are made up of the Malay and the Iban people.

Famous persons

Climate

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

Climate data for Simunjan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29.9
(85.8)		 30.2
(86.4)		 31.1
(88.0)		 32.0
(89.6)		 32.4
(90.3)		 32.2
(90.0)		 32.1
(89.8)		 32.0
(89.6)		 31.8
(89.2)		 31.7
(89.1)		 31.4
(88.5)		 30.7
(87.3)		 31.5
(88.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.2
(79.2)		 26.4
(79.5)		 26.9
(80.4)		 27.4
(81.3)		 27.8
(82.0)		 27.5
(81.5)		 27.2
(81.0)		 27.2
(81.0)		 27.2
(81.0)		 27.2
(81.0)		 27.0
(80.6)		 26.6
(79.9)		 27.1
(80.7)
Average low °C (°F) 22.5
(72.5)		 22.6
(72.7)		 22.8
(73.0)		 22.9
(73.2)		 23.2
(73.8)		 22.8
(73.0)		 22.4
(72.3)		 22.5
(72.5)		 22.6
(72.7)		 22.7
(72.9)		 22.6
(72.7)		 22.5
(72.5)		 22.7
(72.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 471
(18.5)		 358
(14.1)		 284
(11.2)		 272
(10.7)		 246
(9.7)		 188
(7.4)		 180
(7.1)		 254
(10.0)		 275
(10.8)		 308
(12.1)		 349
(13.7)		 445
(17.5)		 3,630
(142.8)
Source: Climate-Data.org[3]

Neighbouring settlements

Neighbouring settlements include:

  • Kampung Sageng 0 kilometres (0.0 mi) north
  • Kampung Lintang 0 kilometres (0.0 mi) north
  • Kampung Sungai Jong 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) south
  • Kampung Jagong 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) west
  • Kampung Segunduk 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) southeast
  • Kampung Lobang Empat 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) southeast
  • Kampung Malanjok 5.2 kilometres (3.2 mi) southeast
  • Kampung Dundong 5.6 kilometres (3.5 mi) west
  • Kampung Sabang 6.7 kilometres (4.2 mi) northwest
  • Kampung Lingkau 6.7 kilometres (4.2 mi) southeast
  • Kampung Sungai Ba 2.0 kilometres (1.2 mi) west

References
  1. M. Mohizah, S. Julia and W. K. Soh (2006). A Sarawak Gazetteer (PDF). Kuala Lumpur: Sarawak Forestry Department Malaysia and Forest Research Institute Malaysia. ISBN 983-2181-86-0. OCLC 85818866. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  2. "Simunjan, Malaysia". Geonames. 9 August 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
  3. "Climate: Simunjan". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
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