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Samarahan is the administrative seat of the Samarahan District (407.1
square kilometres) in Samarahan Division, Sarawak,
east Malaysia. It is located about 30 kilometers from
Kuching.
Agriculture is still the main economic activity in Kota Samarahan but
light industries are slowly moving in. The service sector, especially the
in education related-sector, is increasingly becoming significant in
Samarahan. Commercial centres are slowly mushrooming to cater for the
increasing population.
Kota Samarahan is the main education hub for Sarawak State and officially
known as "Town of Knowledge". Kota Samarahan has a concentration of
universities and educational facilities and thus forms the educational hub
for Sarawak. Institutions of higher learning in the area includes
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Universiti Teknologi MARA Kota Samarahan
Campus (2 campuses), Institute of Teacher Education (Tun Abdul Razak
Campus, Kota Samarahan Industrial Training Institute (ILPKS) and AAA
Zenith Services (English language service provider).
The Summer Shopping Mall - Located at Kota Samarahan, this mall is a 3
storey shopping mall with an underground car park. The adjacent Summer
Lagoon Water Theme Park is on schedule to be open later in this year.
Prior to the 1990s, the shortest means of access into Samarahan from
Kuching was via the ferry at Sungai Kuap other
than direct road access via Jalan Datuk Muhamad Musa which takes more
distance to travel through. The construction of a bridge has further
shortened the road distance from between Kuching-Kota Samarahan to 11
kilometers. This new road, Kuching-Kota Samarahan Expressway, links Kota
Samarahan with the major industrial areas of Pending, Demak Laut and Sama
Jaya. This new road currently undergoing expansion in anticipation of
increased traffic between Kuching-Samarahan due to the increasing
population in Samarahan.
Sources:
Wikipedia
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