Serian Division is a administrative division in Sarawak which separated on 11 April 2015 from Samarahan Division. It is about from Kuching. Sub-district headquarters towns are Balai Ringin and Tebedu.
Serian Division is known for its durians. This has prompted the Serian District Council to erect a giant monument to this "king of fruits" in the middle of the market square. The town is connected to the hinterland by road and by water. Most produce is brought in from Kalimantan, Indonesia as the prices are cheaper there.
Geography Limestone formations and paddy fields can be seen along the way to Tebedu. Other attractions of Serian include Gua Tiab Bilanting which is situated at Kampung Pichin and also Bukit Parang which is located on the Sarawak-Kalimantan border. The southernmost point in Malaysia, Bukit Niat, is also located on the border between Serian Division and Kalimantan, southeast of Tebedu, at a latitude of 0°51'10" N."Southernmost point by country," World Population Review. Retrieved 29 May 2026.Coordinates obtained from Google Earth. Google Earth makes use of the WGS84 geodetic reference system.
There are many waterfalls found in Serian District. Ranchan Waterfall is located at about from Serian town and is easily accessible by road. Simuja Waterfall is another waterfall in Serian but was damaged badly by logging activities. It is about away from town. There is no proper road to the waterfall and visitors have to hike from the Serian-Sri Aman trunk road to get there.
Tebedu (formerly known as Bandar Mutiara), located about away from Serian town on the Indonesia-Malaysia border, is one of only three official land border crossings between Indonesia and Malaysia.
Tebakang, a small town approximately away from Serian, is home to Mayang Tea plantation, Sarawak's sole tea producer.
Climate Serian has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
Demographics
Total population of every areas in Serian, Sarawak. These population are exactly based on their ethnics in Sarawak.
Bidayuh and Iban is the only ethnics that mostly available in Serian, along with other ethnics such as Chinese, Malay, and Melanau.
1. Bandar Serian & Tebakang Bidayuh : 36,805 Iban : 23,940 Chinese : 16,991 Malay : 14,787 Melanau : 221 Orang Ulu : 73 Indian : – Other ethnics : – TOTAL : 92,817
2. Siburan (under MDS administrative area) Chinese : 16,817 Bidayuh : 15,482 Malay : 9,764 Iban : 4,120 Indian : 115 Melanau : 90 Orang Ulu : – Other ethnics : – TOTAL : 46,388
3. Tebedu Bidayuh : 20,146 Iban : 1,901 Chinese : 1,822 Malay : 1,603 Melanau : 42 Indian : – Orang Ulu : – Other ethnics : – TOTAL : 25,514
4. Balai Ringin Iban : 19,348 Chinese : 6,310 Bidayuh : 5,077 Malay : 110 Indian : – Melanau : – Orang Ulu : – Other ethnics : – TOTAL : 30,845
Education Serian District Education Office (PPD Serian) Serian Teacher Activity Center (PKG Serian)
Primary school SK Balai Ringin SK Bedup SK Daha SK Engkeroh SK Entayan SK Entubuh SK Gahat Mawang SK Gemang SK Koran SK Krait SK Krangan SK Krusen SK Kujang Mawang SK Kujang Sain SK Lebur/Remun SK Lobang Batu SK Lubok Antu Reban SK Mapu SK Mawang Taup SK Melansai SK Mentu Tapu SK Merakai SK Merbau SK Mubok Berawan SK Parun Suan SK Pangkalan Sorah SK Pati SK Payau SK Plaman Baki/Menaul SK Pridan SK Rayang SK Reteh SK Riih Daso SK Rituh SK Samarahan Estate SK Sangai SK Sebanban SK Semada SK Semukoi SK Sejijag SK Serian SK Sumpas SK Sungai Kenyah SK Sungai Rimu SK Sungai Sameran SK Sungan SK Tanah Merah SK Tanah Puteh SK Tarat SK Tebakang SK Tebedu SK Tema SK Temong SK Tepoi SK Tesu SK Tian Murud SK Triang SK All Saints Plaman Nyabet SK ST Alban Ampungan SK ST Ambrose Panchor SK ST Anthony Kawan SK ST Barnabas Baru SK ST Dominic Pichin SK ST Henry Slabi SK ST John Mantung SK ST John Taee SK ST Jude Bunan SK ST Matthew Lanchang SK ST Michael Mongkos SK ST Norbert Paon Gahat SK ST Patrick Tangga SK ST Philip Bugu SK ST Raymond Mujat SK ST Teresa Serian SJK Chung Hua Serian SJK Chung Hua Bt. 29 SJK Chung Hua Bt. 35 SJK Chung Hua Bt. 32 SJK Sungai Menyan SJK Pangkalan Bedup Sekolah Ayer Manis
Secondary school SMK Tebakang SMK Tarat SMK Taee SMK Serian SMK Tebedu SMK Balai Ringin
Transport Local Bus Route No.Operating Route3A Kuching-SerianQ10 Kuching-SerianQ14 Kuching-Siburan
Administration
Members of Parliament ParliamentMember of ParliamentPartyP198 Puncak BorneoYB Datuk Willie MonginGPS-PBBP199 SerianYB Dato Sri Richard Riot JaemGPS-SUPP
See also Kuching Samarahan Batu Kawah Bau Lundu Padawan municipality Padawan Municipal Council Simanggang Betong Sarikei
References
External links
Official web page of Serian District Council