Belawai Sub-District Office / Fatheen Hamamah Ahmad

Belawai District Office established on 7th April 1973 through Warta Kerajaan Bil. Swk L.N 19 ( Part II ) Vol. XLII Vo. 12 on 4 April 1987 according to section 3(1) administration ordinance (chapter 4) 1967. Belawai district was once under the administration of Sarikei division until 2002. Today,Belawai district is under the administration of Daro District in Mukah divison, after the announcement Mukah as the 10 division after Bintulu in Sarawak. Belawai district also one of district in Mukah division beside Balingan district, Oya district and Igan district. The commercial center of Belawai district is Kampung Belawai which located at West Kuala Batang Rajang. The other village near Kampung Belawai is Kampung Jerijeh (13Km) and Kampung Rajang (15 km) and also the woods process zone Tanjung Manis (23km). Meanwhile, for the population people in Belawai district is 8363 people (according to Banci People 2010). The amount of the native is 7489 people and consists with 67% Melanau, 24% Iban, 0.25% Bidayuh and rest is others. The others races are consist of Melayu and Chinese. Majority of people here work as farmer, labor and fishermen. The main road to Belawai is through river and road from Sarikei to Tanjung Manis, straight to Belawai, and by road to Sibu. Also,by plane from Tanjung Manis/Belawai to Kuching. Belawai is a district that located in the middle of Sarawak.