Serian Division

Serian
Serian
Town
	Serian Lake Garden in 2022
	Seal Sarawak
	Coordinates: 1°10′0″N 110°34′0″E / 1.16667°N 110.56667°E
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 the Serian (2,039.9 square kilometres) separated on 11 April 2015 from Samarahan Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. It is located about 40 miles (64 km) from Kuching. Sub-district headquarters towns are Balai Ringin and Tebedu.

The town is known for its durians, 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" right in the middle of the market square. However, other monuments such as the tiger and the buffalo statues seem out of place as there are no tigers or buffalos in this district. The town is well connected to its rich hinterland both by road and by water and thus one can find all sorts of jungle produce available in the jungle produce market but lately, most of these produce were brought in from Kalimantan, Indonesia as the price are cheaper.

The district population (year 2010 census) was 90,763.^[1] About 65% of the population are Bidayuh. The other main ethnic groups are Iban, Chinese, and Malay.

Geography

Limestone formations and paddy fields can be seen along the way to Tebedu. Other attraction points of Serian are Gua Tiab Bilanting which is situated at Kampung Pichin and also Bukit Parang which is located at the Sarawak-Kalimantan border.

There are many waterfalls found in Serian District Sarawak. Ranchan Waterfall is the most famous one, located at about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Serian town and is accessible easily by road. Simuja Waterfall is another waterfall can be found in Serian but it was damaged badly by logging activities. It is located about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) away from town. There is no proper road to the waterfall and visitors have to hike 1–2 kilometres (0.62–1.24 mi) from Serian-Sri Aman trunk road to get there.

Tebedu (which renamed Bandar Mutiara recently), located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) away from Serian town on the Indonesia-Malaysia border, is one of only three official land border crossings between Indonesia and Malaysia.

Tebakang a small town in located approximately 12 km away from Serian, is a home to Mayang Tea plantation, Sarawak sole tea producer.

Climate

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

Climate data for Serian
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]

Education

Serian District Education Office (PPD Serian)
Serian Teacher Activity Center (PKG Serian)

Primary school

SK Balai Ringin
SK Bedup
SK Daha
SK Engkeroh
SK Entayan
SK Entubuh
SK Gahat Mawang
SK Gemang
SK Koran
SK Krait
SK Krangan
SK Krusen
SK Kujang Mawang
SK Kujang Sain
SK Lebur/Remun
SK Lobang Batu
SK Lubok Antu Reban
SK Mapu
SK Mawang Taup
SK Melansai
SK Mentu Tapu
SK Merakai
SK Merbau
SK Mubok Berawan
SK Parun Suan
SK Pangkalan Sorah
SK Pati
SK Payau
SK Plaman Baki/Menaul
SK Pridan
SK Rayang
SK Reteh
SK Riih Daso
SK Rituh
SK Samarahan Estate
SK Sangai
SK Sebanban
SK Semada
SK Semukoi
SK Sejijag
SK Serian
SK Sumpas
SK Sungai Kenyah
SK Sungai Rimu
SK Sungai Sameran
SK Sungan
SK Tanah Merah
SK Tanah Puteh
SK Tarat
SK Tebakang
SK Tebedu
SK Tema
SK Temong
SK Tepoi
SK Tesu
SK Tian Murud
SK Triang
SK All Saints Plaman Nyabet
SK ST Alban Ampungan
SK ST Ambrose Panchor
SK ST Anthony Kawan
SK ST Barnabas Baru
SK ST Dominic Pichin
SK ST Henry Slabi
SK ST John Mantung
SK ST John Taee
SK ST Jude Bunan
SK ST Matthew Lanchang
SK ST Michael Mongkos
SK ST Norbert Paon Gahat
SK ST Patrick Tangga
SK ST Philip Bugu
SK ST Raymond Mujat
SK ST Teresa Serian
SJK Chung Hua Serian
SJK Chung Hua Bt. 29
SJK Chung Hua Bt. 35
SJK Chung Hua Bt. 32
SJK Sungai Menyan
SJK Pangkalan Bedup
Sekolah Ayer Manis

Secondary school

SMK Tebakang
SMK Tarat
SMK Taee
SMK Serian
SMK Tebedu
SMK Balai Ringin

Transport

Local Bus

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

Local Bus or Bus Express remain unclear

Route No.	Operating Route	Operator
12	Serian-Balai Ringin	Serian Kedup Transport

Administration

Members of Parliament

Parliament	Member of Parliament	Party
P198 Puncak Borneo	YB Datuk Willie Mongin	GPS-PBB
P199 Serian	YB Dato Sri Richard Riot Jaem	GPS-SUPP

Other Information

Serian town is one of the busiest towns, especially during festive seasons. Stores and shops are packed by mainly Bidayuh people returning home from abroad or major towns on Gawai and Christmas holidays.

References

^ "Laporan Kiraan Permulaan 2010". Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia. p. 35. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
^ "Climate: Serian". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
^ "Pagi di Stesen Bas Serian, Sarawak". YouTube.

External links

Official web page of Serian District Council

[LKP-1] "Laporan Kiraan Permulaan 2010". Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia. p. 35. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2011.

[2] "Climate: Serian". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 29 October 2020.

[3] "Pagi di Stesen Bas Serian, Sarawak". YouTube.

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