Kapit Division

Infobox divisions of Sarawak
native_name=Kapit
division_office=Kapit
resident=Hang Tuah Merawin
local_area_government= Majlis Daerah Kapit (MDK)
Majlis Daerah Song (MDS)
Majlis Daerah Belaga (MDB)
license_plate=QP

Kapit Division, formed on April 2 1973, is the seventh of eleven administrative divisions in Sarawak, east Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. It has a total area of 38,934 square kilometers, and is the largest of the administrative divisions of Sarawak.

Its population (year 2000 census) was 99,833. Ethnically, the population of Kapit Division was 68.7% Iban, 19.1% Orang Ulu, 7% Chinese, 3.4% Malay, 1.3% Melanau, and 0.3% Bidayuh, and 0.1% "other".

Kapit Division consists of three districts (Kapit, Song and Belaga) and two sub-districts (Nanga Merit and Sungai Asap).

Some 86% of the land area is held in forest reserve. The economy is largely agricultural, based on forestry, oil palm, paddy, rubber, banana, and pepper. Other natural resources include coal. The Bakun Dam is based partly in Kapit Division.

External links

* [http://www.kapitro.sarawak.gov.my Kapit local government]
* [http://www.kapit.net.my Kapit Tourism]