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General
Information about Sarawak, Malaysia
Located immediately north of the Equator between latitude 0° 50° and
5°N and longitude 109° 36' and 115° 40' E, Sarawak stretches some 800km
along north-west coast of the island of Borneo. Sarawak is separated
from Peninsular Malaysia to the west by about 600km of South China Sea
and directly adjoins the State of Sabah to the north-east where the
Sultanate of Brunei forms a double enclave. Inland, the State borders
Kalimantan, Indonesia.
In
terms of size, Sarawak is the largest State in the Federation of
Malaysia with an area of approximately 124,449sq. km, which accounts
for about 37.5% of area of Malaysia.
Climate
Sarawak
has tropical climate. It is hot and humid throughout the year
with mean daily temperature ranging from 23°C during the early hours of
the morning to 32°C during the day. It experiences two monsoonal
changes. The North East Monsoon, which usually occurs between November
to February, brings with it heavy rainfall. The South West Monsoon is
usually less wet. Except for monsoonal changes, the climate remains
fairly stable throughout the year. Annual rainfall varies between 330cm
to 460cm for the greater part of the State.
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