Miri was founded in 1910 when the first oil well was drilled by Royal Dutch Shell.

The city is also the capital of Miri District of the Miri Division.Д«efore Miri was founded, Marudi was the administrative centre of the northern region of Sarawak. Miri is the second largest city in Sarawak, with a population of 300,543 as of 2020.

The city covers an area of 997.43 square kilometres (385.11В sqВ mi), located 798 kilometres (496В mi) northeast of Kuching and 329 kilometres (204В mi) southwest of Kota Kinabalu. Miri / Л€ m ЙЄr iЛђ/ ( Jawi: Щ…ЩЉШ±ЩЉвЂЋ Chinese: зѕЋй‡Њ pinyin: MГ©ilЗђ) is a coastal city in northeastern Sarawak, Malaysia, located near the border of Brunei, on the island of Borneo. Retrieved 11 April 2008.QM and QM****A (etc.) (for all vehicles except taxis) Working paper at International Symposium on Land and River Demarcation and Maintenance in Support of Borderland Development. 'Land and River Boundary Demarcation and Maintenance вЂ“ Malaysia's Experience' (PDF).

Other government offices have set up their branches in Limbang Districts such as Royal Customs, Fire and Rescue Department, Education Department etc. Only small military camps do exist just to make presence at Limbang district. Despite being the fourth largest division, Limbang Division so far has no district military bases. There are also police stations and police bits located at strategic locations, as well as rural areas. Limbang District has a police district office. However, as for surgeries and more critical cases, they are normally referred to Miri Hospital, or to greater extent, Sarawak General Hospital in Kuching. Limbang has its own hospital which is Hospital Limbang. It has numerous primary schools, mostly scattered around Limbang rural areas. Limbang District has five secondary schools: SMK Limbang, SMKA Limbang, SMK Medamit, SMK Seri Patiambun Limbang and SMK Kubong. There are existing small airports that served the division through MASwings namely Limbang Airport in Limbang to Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Lawas and Miri. The checkpoint on the Brunei side is called Puni.Д®ntry stamp from the Limbang Wharf ICQS Checkpoint, for boat arrivals from Brunei and Labuan.

Pandaruan: This checkpoint is located 15В km east of Limbang on the Pandaruan River which forms the border between Sarawak and Brunei's Temburong district.

The Brunei checkpoint is called Kuala Lurah.

Tedungan: Located 43В km west of Limbang, it is the road crossing into the main part of Brunei from Limbang.

There are two road border crossing checkpoints in Limbang district, both into Brunei. There is also a good local network of roads in the district. It is however has good road links to both parts of Brunei located to the east and west of the district. Owing to its geographical location, Limbang is completely cut off from the rest of Sarawak's road network. Agriculture is relatively minor although growing steadily, with oil palm, rattan and pepper the main products. Timber industry remains a strong component of the district's economy. The economy is largely based on the timber and agricultural industries. Population of Limbang by Ethnicity Administrative DistrictДў Including Kedayan and other Orang Ulu such as Lun Bawang, Kelabit, Penan, Murut etc. It has one of the highest concentration of Orang Ulu people in Sarawak. It is a melting pot of many cultures, including Malay, Kedayan, Chinese, Iban and various Orang Ulu ethnic groups such as Lun Bawang, Bisaya, Murut, Kelabit and Penan.

Limbang is the most culturally diverse and distinct part of Sarawak. Limbang is traditionally a home to Bruneian Malay, Kedayan, Chinese, Iban, Lun Bawang and Orang Ulu people. The population of Limbang district (year 2000) was 40,959. However, Bruneian Second Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Lim Jock Seng said the issue was never discussed during the meeting of both countries' leaders. The issue was said to have been settled in 2009 as has been stated from Bruneian media. It is the main part of the BruneiвЂ“Malaysia border disputes since Limbang separates Brunei territorially into two parts. Limbang area is officially claimed since 1967 (it has been claimed since 1880s after the annexation of Limbang by the White Rajah) by Brunei as part of its integral territory. Boundary agreements have delineated a stretch of the western border and the Pandaruan River while the other stretches have yet to be delineated. The de facto boundary ran along the watershed between the Brunei River and Limbang River basins on the western side of the district, and along the length of the Pandaruan River on the eastern side. The annexation was strongly disputed by Brunei. The area was annexed by Charles Anthoni Johnson Brooke, the second Rajah of Sarawak in 1890 from Brunei to become the fifth division of Sarawak.

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