Serian District Council / Caurtney Cherurai Nuwek

The Serian District Council is located 60 kilometres from Kuching City, Sarawak. Therefore, almost 2,106 square of kilometres of Serian division that covering other areas like Bandar Mutiara Tebedu (Bandar Sempadan Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia) was administered by Serian District Council. Plus, Serian District Council one of the 26 Local Authorities that existed in Sarawak during the 40s. It was established in the year of 1948 under Section 3 of ‘The Upper Sadong District Council’ or known as Hulu Sadong District Council. Therefore, Local Authority Ordinance, 1959 and Subsidiary Law also been established under ‘Gazette Notification’ No.5,1959. But, in the year of 1985, it known as ‘The Serian District Council’. Bandar Serian has 228 villages with the population density of 91,599 people with majority of population is Bidayuh. (Retrieved from http://www.seriandc.sarawak.gov.my , on 02nd April 2018). Serian District is one of the four districts of Kota Samarahan Division on 01st January 1987. Plus, it is known as the Sadong Distrtict when establishment in year of 1901 whereby the headquareted is located at Simunjan. Then, in the year of 1955, Serian (Upper Sadong) and Simunjan (Lower Sadong) were separated and each became a Full District. The first District Officer during colonial period was Mr. HR Harbow.