Pakan, Sarawak
Pakan | |
|---|---|
Town and district capital | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | 巴干 |
Replica of Buah Pakan at Pakan town | |
Pakan Location in Borneo | |
| Coordinates: 1°52′00″N 111°41′00″E / 1.86667°N 111.68333°E | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| State | Sarawak |
| Division | Sarikei |
| District | Pakan |
| Government | |
| • District Officer | En. Seroji Bin Ludin (2017-Now) |
| Area | |
• Total | 924.6 km2 (357.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 15,462 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (MST) |
| Postal code | 96xxx |
| Website | www |
Pakan is a small town in Pakan District, Sarikei Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. The district population estimates (as of the 2017 census) was 17,600.
Most of its inhabitants are ethnic Iban people (95%+) and a few minority Chinese usually concentrated in its town area. A small minority of Malay work in a government sector, such as teachers, nurses, district officers, and police.