# Padawan, Sarawak

Padawan 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.

## Demographics

Total population of every areas in Padawan, Kuching, Sarawak. These population are exactly based on their ethnics in Sarawak.
Chinese, Iban, and Malay are majority ethnics that lived in Batu Kawa area. The population in Batu Kawa will getting higher due to rapid developments, great strategic location, and very sufficient infrastructures in that area.
Kota Sentosa is mostly Chinese, due to the expanding of commercial, industrial, and marketing services in this area. While Malay and fewer Dayak community also lived there, mostly they are worked from military headquarters area.
Meanwhile Kota Padawan (Batu 10) and Bengoh (Mambong) are predominantly Bidayuh community, because of their culture, religion, and their tradition matter.

### 1. Batu Kawa

* Chinese : 38,675
* Iban : 31,952
* Malay : 15,284
* Bidayuh : 7,913
* Melanau : 426
* Indian : 350
* Orang Ulu : 261
* Other ethnics : 114
TOTAL : 94,975

### 2. Kota Sentosa

* Chinese : 25,890
* Malay : 10,863
* Bidayuh : 4,160
* Iban : 3,735
* Orang Ulu : 190
* Melanau : 104
* Indian : –
* Other ethnics : 8
TOTAL : 44,950

### 3. Kota Padawan (Batu 10)

* Bidayuh : 23,876
* Malay : 5,873
* Chinese : 5,380
* Iban : 762
* Melanau : 41
* Orang Ulu : –
* Indian : –
* Other ethnics : –
TOTAL : 35,932

### 4. Bengoh (Mambong)

* Bidayuh : 8,364
* Malay : 180
* Chinese : 19
* Iban : 17
* Melanau : –
* Orang Ulu : –
* Indian : –
* Other ethnics : –
TOTAL : 8,578

## List of attractions
### Batu Kawa

* Ang Cheng Ho Sports & Community Hall (Batu Kawa Multipurpose Hall)
* Batu Kawa Riverbank Park
* Guang Loong Temple, Batu Kawa
* St. Mark Catholic Church, Batu Kawa
* Emart Mall Batu Kawa
* Sumiran Eco Park & Resort
* Borneo Happy Farm, Batu Kawa
* Batu Kawa New Township (MJC Batu Kawa)
* Pines Square City, Batu Kawa
* FARLEY Hypermarket (Pines Square, Batu Kawa) (under construction)
* Pines Square Parade, Batu Kawa (under construction)
* Batu Kawa Administrative Complex (under construction)

### Kota Sentosa

* Kuching Sentral, Kota Sentosa
* Kuching Bus Terminal (Kuching Sentral), Kota Sentosa
* FARLEY Mall Kuching (6th Mile, Kota Sentosa)
* Westfield Points, Kota Sentosa (under construction)
* Westfield Residency Complex, Kota Sentosa (under construction)
* Sacred Heart Church, Kota Sentosa
* Pasar Kota Sentosa
* Sam San Kuet Bong Temple, Kota Sentosa
* The Borneo House Museum
* Sentosa Parade, Kota Sentosa
* Klinik Kesihatan Kota Sentosa
* Kolej Kesihatan Awam Kuching, Kota Sentosa
* Sentosa Sports Centre, Kota Sentosa
* Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC)

### Kota Padawan

* RH Park (9th Mile, Kota Padawan)
* H&L Xtra Mall (Kota Padawan Mall)
* St. Ann Catholic Church, Kota Padawan
* 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

## Transportation

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.