Lawas
Lawas | |
|---|---|
Town and district capital | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Malay | Pekan Lawas |
| • Chinese | 老越 (Traditional) |
Lawas town | |
| Coordinates: 4°50′0″N 115°24′0″E / 4.83333°N 115.40000°E | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| State | Sarawak |
| Division | Limbang |
| District | Lawas |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 46,200 |
| Ethnicity | Lun Bawang, Bruneian Malay and Kedayan, Iban, Chinese, Others |
| Website | https://lawasdc.sarawak.gov.my |
Lawas (Malay: Pekan Lawas) is a small town and the capital of Lawas District, Limbang Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. This district area is 3,811.90 square kilometres, and population (year 2020 census) was 46,200. It is 1,200 km from the state capital, Kuching and 200 km from the capital city of Sabah, Kota Kinabalu.