The Lubok Antu District Council
is a local government organisation formed under the State Govenment's
Local Authorities Ordinance, 1956. The council has the right to
implement council by-laws from enactments and ordinanace as approved
by the State Government which, includes taxation, rentals and
finance autonomy.
The Lubok Antu District Council was formed in 1957 with its haedquarter
at the Engkilili town and a small office at the Lubok Antu town.
As an organisation under the Ministry of Environment and Public
Health of Sarawak, this council is also responsible for the planning
and development of the rural areas in Lubok Antu which covers
an area of 348.25 square kilometres.
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The
letters "M.D.L.A" is a short form of the
Lubok Antu District Council's name. |
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The
Circle of Rice signifies the main crop in this district
and also the staple food of the people of this district. |
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The
symbol at the bottom of the logo represents all
the people under the jurisdiction of the coucil
are always of high praise and loyal to the Perlembagaan
Negara. |
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Represents
"Gunung Tiang Laju", the highest mountain
in the district of Lubok Antu. |
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Represents
the "Batang Ai Hidroelectric Dam", the
first Hidro Project in Sarawak which is also a main
tourist attraction in the district. |
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Represents
the "Ikan Semah", the most expensive fish
and can be found abundantly in the Batang Lupar
river - the longest river in the Sri Aman district. |
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| Population |
Amount |
| Iban |
18,951 |
| Chinese |
2,326 |
| Malay |
646 |
| Melanau |
13 |
| Other
Bumiputera
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52 |
| Non
Malaysian
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137 |
| Others
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19 |
| Bidayuh |
90 |
| Total
Amount |
22,234 |
| Amount
of community Head |
Chinese
Pemanca 1 Orang |
Iban
Head 7 Orang |
Malay
Head 1 Orang |
| Amount
of Ketua Kampung |
173 Persons |
| Amount
of Longhouses |
220
Longhouses |
| Amount
of Doors
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7,000
Doors |
| Amount
of Chinese Residents
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6
Areas |
| Total
Area Wide
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2,338
square kilometres |