Bintulu Division

Infobox divisions of Sarawak
native_name=Bintulu
division_office=Bintulu
resident=Dr Razali Abon
local_area_government= Majlis Perbandaran Bintulu (MPB)
Majlis Daerah Tatau (MDT)
license_plate=QT

Bintulu Division is one of the eleven administrative divisions of Sarawak, east Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. It has a total area of 12,166.2 square kilometers, and is the third largest division after Kapit Division and Miri Division.

The population of Bintulu Division (year 2000 census) was 179,600. Ethnically, the population was Iban, Chinese, Malay, Melanau, Kayan, Kenyah and Punan. There is a large foreign worker population due to the strength of the petroleum industry.

Bintulu Division consists of two districts: Bintulu, and Tatau.

The economy is largely based on the petroleum and natural gas industries. Bintulu has an estimated 85% of Sarawak’s known natural gas reserves, or some convert|42.3|Tcuft|km3. In addition to export as liquefied natural gas, on-shore facilities produce fertilizer, and formaldehyde resins. Bintulu also has about half of Sarawak's crude oil reserves of convert|500|Moilbbl|m3, with production wells located some 40 kilometers offshore.

Bintulu has around 27% of Sarawak’s tropical rainforest, and the timber industry remains a strong component of the Division economy. Agriculture is relatively minor, with oil palm, rattan and pepper the main products. Deposits of coal have been discovered, but are yet unexploited.

External links

* [http://www.bintulu.net.my Bintulu Tourism]
* [http://www.sarawakforestry.com Bintulu National Parks]