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    Simanggang is a town and the capital of Sri Aman District and Sri Aman Division in Sarawak, east Malaysia. Located on the Lupar River, it is 193 kilometres (120 mi), a three-hour drive, from Kuching, the capital of Sarawak. It is a trade center for the timber, oil palm, rubber, and pepper of its mostly agricultural district.
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    It is named after its capital Simanggang (formerly known as Sri Aman from 1974 to 2019, which means town of peace in Malay ). It has a land area of 2,323.7 square kilometres. The district population (year 2010 census) was 64,905, with an ethnic composition of 62.2% Iban, 22.4% Malay, 14.1% Chinese, and 0.6% Bidayuh.
    Located on the Lupar River, it is 193 kilometres (120 mi), a three-hour drive, from Kuching, the capital of Sarawak. It is a trade center for the timber, oil palm, rubber, and pepper of its mostly agricultural district. Simanggang is famous for the benak, or tidal bore, of the Batang Lupar River.
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    While there are many variations on the origin of the name Simanggang, they are more or less the same and they involve the Iban word ‘magang’ which means ‘all’ and ‘si’, which in the Hokkien dialect means ‘dead’. There is one widely shared story, which tells the origin of the former name of Sri Aman.
  3. Sri Aman - Sarawak Tourism

    WEBFormerly known as Simanggang, Sri Aman has its own historic stories to tell, dating back to the times of the Brooke administration. One heritage structure that has stood witness to the history of Sri Aman is Fort Alice, …

  4. How Simanggang got its name, according to local legend

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  6. How Simanggang got its name, according to local legend

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