Kuching South City Council

Council of the City of Kuching South
Majlis Bandaraya Kuching Selatan
Agency overview
Formed1 August 1988 (1988-08-01)
Preceding agency
  • Kuching Municipal Council
JurisdictionSouthern part of the City of Kuching
HeadquartersJalan Padungan, 93675 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
MottoBerkhidmat Untuk Masyarakat
Service For the People
Agency executives
  • Dato Wee Hong Seng, Mayor
  • Dato Zaiedi Suhaili, Deputy Mayor
  • Ita Ling, City Council Secretary
Websitembks.sarawak.gov.my

The Council of the City of Kuching South (Malay: Majlis Bandaraya Kuching Selatan, abbreviated MBKS) is the city council which administers the southern part of the city of Kuching in the state of Sarawak, Malaysia. This council was established after the city was officially granted city status on 1 August 1988. Their jurisdiction covers an area of 61.53 square kilometres.

The council consists of the mayor plus thirty councillors appointed to serve a one-year term by the Sarawak State Government. DBKU is responsible for public health and sanitation, waste removal and management, town planning, environmental protection and building control, social and economic development and general maintenance functions of urban infrastructure which was formerly administered by Majlis Perbandaran Kuching (MPK) or the Kuching Municipal Board.

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