Tanjung Manis is a

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, in

Mukah Division, Sarawak Mukah Division is one of the twelve administrative divisions in Sarawak, Malaysia. It was established on 1 March 2002 and it has a total area of 6,997.61 square kilometres. Mukah Division contains five administrative districts: Mukah, Dalat, ...

, Malaysia. The capital of the district is the Belawai town.

History

The Tanjung Manis District was originally named "Belawai sub-district" on 7 April 1973 and was placed under the administration of Sarikei Division.Alt URL
/ref> On 1 March 2002, Belawai sub-district was placed under the administration of Mukah Division. On 11 February 2008,

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(SCORE) was launched. The town of Tanjung Manis is designated as halal food hub and Tanjung Manis Integrated Port was built here. On 1 August 2015, the Belawai sub-district was concurrently upgraded into a district and renamed to Tanjung Manis District. With the development of the town of Tanjung Manis, it is planned that the administrative capital of Tanjung Manis District would be moved from Belawai to Tanjung Manis town in the future.

Administration

Tanjung Manis District covers an area of 730.53 km².

Population

The majority of the population in the district are Melanau.

Economy

The district is famous of its catches of

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(known as ''Udang harimau'' locally).

Transportation

Local bus

Tanjung Manis Airport Tanjung Manis Airport ( Malay: Lapangan Terbang Tanjung Manis) is an airport located in Mukah Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. Although Tanjung Manis is now under the jurisdiction of Mukah Division, due to its close proximity to Sarikei Sarikei ...

. Although 70% of Tanjung Manis District can be accessed by roads, 30% of the areas still requires water transport such as Paloh, Stalun, Sebayang, Sungai Berangan and Telok Gelam. The district is connected to Sibu through a network of trunk road and ferry services.

Culture and leisure

Attraction and recreational spots

With the construction of Sibu-Tanjung Manis road, the Belawai beach is more accessible to the public.

References

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