Serian | |
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Town | |
.jpg) Serian Lake Garden in 2022 | |
 Seal  Sarawak | |
 Interactive map of Serian | |
| Coordinates:1°10′0″N110°34′0″E / 1.16667°N 110.56667°E /1.16667; 110.56667 | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Sarawak |
| Division Office location | Serian |
| Local area government(s) | Majlis Daerah Serian (MDS), Siburan |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 90,763 |
| Resident | Jonathan Lugoh |
| License plate prefix | QC |
Serian is a town, and the capital of theSerian separated on 11 April 2015 fromSamarahan Division,Sarawak,Malaysia. It is about 64 kilometres (40 mi) fromKuching. Sub-district headquarters towns are Balai Ringin and Tebedu.
The town is known for itsdurians, 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 richhinterland 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 areBidayuh. The other main ethnic groups areIban,Chinese, andMalay.
Limestone formations and paddy fields can be seen along the way to Tebedu. Other attraction points of Serian areGua Tiab Bilanting which is situated at Kampung Pichin and alsoBukit Parang which is located at the Sarawak-Kalimantan border.
There are many waterfalls found in Serian District Sarawak.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 Serian-Sri Aman trunk road to get there.
Tebedu (which renamed Bandar Mutiara recently), located about 50 km (31 mi) away from Serian town on theIndonesia-Malaysia border, is one of only three official landborder crossings between Indonesia and Malaysia.
Tebakang a small town approximately 12 km (7.5 mi) away from Serian, is a home to Mayang Tea plantation, Sarawak sole tea producer.
Serian has atropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for Serian | |||||||||||||
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| 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[2] | |||||||||||||
| Route No. | Operating Route | Operator |
|---|---|---|
| 3A | Kuching-Serian | CPL |
| 3AB | Kuching-Serian | BusAsia |
| 3AC | Kuching-Serian | BusAsia |
| S12 | Serian-Gedong | CPL |
| Free Shuttle Bus to Lepapa Hypermarket[3] | ROXY BEACH HOTEL @ SEMATAN |
| Route No. | Operating Route | Operator |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Serian-Balai Ringin | Serian Kedup Transport |
| Parliament | Member of Parliament | Party |
|---|---|---|
| P198Puncak Borneo | YB DatukWillie Mongin | GPS-PBB |
| P199Serian | YB Dato SriRichard Riot Jaem | GPS-SUPP |
