Padawan, Sarawak
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Padawan[1] is a sub-district of Kuching District, Sarawak, Malaysia. The name is also used to refer to the local government in Sarawak, the Padawan Municipal Council (Majlis Perbandaran Padawan), and to Bidayuh Village, which is also known as Kampung Padawan. The Jalan Padawan is the name of a road near mile 23 of Kuching-Serian Highway.
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Geography
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Demographics
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| Year | Pop. | ±% | ||
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| 1980 | 10,587 | — | ||
| 1985 | 14,822 | +40.0% | ||
| 1990 | 21,935 | +48.0% | ||
| 1995 | 26,810 | +22.2% | ||
| 2004 | 37,826 | +41.1% | ||
| 2010 | 58,213 | +53.9% | ||
| 2015 | 71,562 | +22.9% | ||
| 2024 | 98,864 | +38.2% | ||
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Religions
There is no recent census that related about residents population based on religion in Padawan area. However according to a survey by Ministry of Public Health, Housing and Local Government (MPHLG) Sarawak, Christianity is the majority religion in Padawan area, followed by Buddhism, Islam, and some other minority religions that available in this sub-district area.
List of attractions
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Kota Padawan (10th Mile)
- Sarawak Turf Club (Kelab Lumba Kuda Sarawak), 8th Mile, Kota Padawan
- RH Park (9th Mile, Kota Padawan)
- H&L Xtra Mall (Kota Padawan Mall)
- St. Ann Catholic Church, Kota Padawan
- Bandar Baru Landeh (Landeh New Township), Landeh, Kota Padawan (under construction)
- Semenggoh Nature Reserve, Semenggoh, Kota Padawan
- Rajah Charles Brooke Memorial Hospital
- PR1MA Semenggoh
- Malaysian Police Training Centre (PULAPOL), Kota Padawan, Kuching
- Yayasan Sarawak International Secondary School, Kota Padawan, Kuching
- Open University Malaysia (OUM Kuching), 9th Mile, Kota Padawan
- Pusat Latihan Industri Asas Tani, Semenggoh, Kota Padawan
- Leadership Institute of Sarawak Civil Service, Kota Padawan
Transportation
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Padawan is connected with Kuching-Serian Highway, while 10th mile junction has its own Borneo Heights Link, uptown towards Borneo Highlands Resort. Air transportation can be reached by Kuching International Airport, about 4 miles from Kota Padawan (10th mile), hotspot area.
Most road transportation that available in Padawan are buses, taxis, e-hailing, and mini vans (known locally as 'Van Sapu') which still popular among all community in this region.
Government of Sarawak has planned to build a new first modern cycling bridge. This new modern cycling bridge will be connecting between Batu Kawa New Township (MJC Batu Kawa) and Pines Square City, Batu Kawa. Residents in Batu Kawa area can allowed to walking or ride bicycle away in this cycling bridge, without crossing the busiest road and also as the best solution to preventing road accidents among pedestrian and bicycle riders.
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