Practical training report: Simunjan District Council / Janfytria Abu Bakar

SIMUNJAN DISTRICT COUNCIL (SDC) formerly known as Lower Sadong District Council was established in 1957 under the Local Authotity Ordinance (Cap. 117) Only on the January 1st 1983, the name changed to SDC. Previously the office located at the town itself. Then on September 25th 2003 the office moved to Gunung Ngeli New Service Centre, 7km away from the town.The areas under SDC’s territory including Gedong, Sebuyau, Sebangan and part of Balai Ringin which total area of 2,217.64 km2. Simunjan and Gedong has 1,370.12 km2, whereas Sebuyau and Sebangan is 847.45 km2. Chairman of the Council, better known as the governor of the city, heading for SDC under the provision of the Ordinance of Powers, Local Authority Ordinance. According to Statistics Department of Malaysia, as at 2014 Simunjan has 39,226 population, consists of various ethnicity such as Malay, Iban, Chinese, Bidayuh and Melanau also the immigrants from Indonesia. Iban and Malay are the majority ethnicity in Simunjan. Local residents are subjected under the care of Local Authority. SDC exercises power to administer areas under its custody since 1957.