Padawan municipality
Padawan municipality | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
The Padawan Municipal Council building | |
| Motto(s): Cekap Bersih Makmur (Efficient, Clean, and Prosperous) | |
| Coordinates: 1°33′0″N 110°20′7″E / 1.55000°N 110.33528°E | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| State | Sarawak |
| Division | Kuching Division |
| District | Kuching District |
| First settled | Circa AD 600s (7th century) |
| Incorporation (Municipality) | 1 August 1996 |
| Government | |
| • Type | local government |
| • Chairman | Lo Khere Chiang |
| Area | |
• Padawan municipality | 1,771.3 km2 (683.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Padawan municipality | 184,435 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | Not observed |
| Postal code | 93050 KUCHING (Matang Jaya, Telaga Air) 93250 KUCHING (Penrissen, Batu Kawah, Kota Sentosa, Kota Padawan) |
| International dialling code prefix | +6082 (landline only) |
| Vehicle registration plate prefix | QA and QK (for all vehicles except taxis) HQ (for taxis only) |
| Website | www.mpp.gov.my |
The Padawan municipality is a collective name given to a subset of the Kuching District area which is not administered locally by the Kuching South City Council and the Kuching North City Hall, formerly known as Kuching Rural district. It has an area of 1771.3 km2, covering the suburbs of the Kuching Proper subdistrict and Padawan subdistrict. The area is currently administered by the local government named Padawan Municipal Council, based in Kota Padawan, located at 10th mile (16 km) from Kuching city centre.