The Sri Aman District is one of two districts in the Sri Aman Division of

Sarawak Sarawak (; ) is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the M ...

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. It is named after its capital

Simanggang Simanggang is a town and the capital of Sri Aman District and Sri Aman Division in Sarawak, east Malaysia. Located on the Lupar River, it is , a three-hour drive, from Kuching, the capital of Sarawak. It is a trade center for the timber, oil p ...

(formerly known as Sri Aman from 1974 to 2019, which means ''town of peace'' in

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). It has a land area of 2,323.7 square kilometres. The district population (year 2010 census) was 64,905, with an ethnic composition of 62.2% Iban, 22.4% Malay, 14.1% Chinese, and 0.6% Bidayuh. Most of the Iban are farmers, while the Chinese are shopkeepers and the Malays and Bidayuhs tend to be government employees. Agriculture is the main economic activity.

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