- 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=QPKapit Division, formed on
April 2 1973 , is the seventh of eleven administrative divisions inSarawak , eastMalaysia , on the island ofBorneo . 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 andBelaga ) 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 includecoal . TheBakun 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]
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