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Saratok
Town
Saratok Location in Malaysia
Coordinates: 1°44′24″N 111°20′13.2″E
Country	Malaysia
State	Sarawak
Elevation	10 m (32.8 ft)
Population (2000)
• Total	44,600
Time zone	MST (UTC+8)
• Summer (DST)	Not observed (UTC+8)

Saratok is a town, and the capital of the Saratok District (1,586.9 square kilometers) in Betong Division, Sarawak, East Malaysia in the island of Borneo. The last recorded district population was 44,600 (year 2000 census). It is located about 50 kilometers from Betong. Iban forms the majority of the population (51%) with Malay (40%), Chinese (7%), Bidayuh andMelanau minorities.

A majority of the Iban people live in longhouses in rural areas, planting paddy, pepper and tapping rubber to earn a living. Some of the Ibans in Saratok either work on or own an palm oil plantations. Generally, the Malay community live near rivers, fishing and planting pineapples, cocoa and coconut. A majority of the shopkeepers in Saratok town are Chinese.

A main annual event in Saratok is the Saratok Regatta or Pesta Air Sungai Krian, a boat-racing event. This event usually takes place during one weekend in July. Many stalls selling things ranging from food to souvenirs are set up in the car park between Saratok Wet Market and a nearby Buddhist temple in order to capitalise on the number of people who throng to this event every year.

Contents [hide]

• 1 Facilities
  • 1.1 Banks
  • 1.2 Petrol Stations
  • 1.3 Hotels
  • 1.4 Government agencies
    
• 2 Notable People
  

Facilities[edit]

There are three secondary schools and three primary schools in Saratok town and a number of rural primary schools. There are also Saratok Hospital and Everise Departmental Supermarket within the town area.

Banks[edit]

• Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN)
• Hong Leong Bank Berhad (last time known as Wah Tat Bank Berhad)
• Agrobank Berhad (last time known as Bank Pertanian Malaysia Berhad)
  

Petrol Stations[edit]

• 2 Shell Station
• 1 Petronas Station.
  

Hotels[edit]

• Ambassador Hotel
• Evergreen Hotel
• Golden City Hotel
• Popular Inn Hotel
• Victoria Hotel
• Villa Inn
• Saratok Hotel
• Hoover Hotel
• Mega Inn Hotel
• Royal Garden
  

Government agencies[edit]

• Cooperative Development Department, Saratok
• Works Department, Saratok
• Irrigation and Drainage Department
• Agriculture Department, Saratok
• Health District Department, Saratok
• Forest District Department, Saratok
• Social Welfare District Department, Saratok
• IADP Kalaka-Saribas
• Saratok Education Department
• Saratok District Council
• Saratok District Office
  

Notable People[edit]

Notable people from Saratok include:

POLITICIANS:

• YBhg. Datuk Amar Dunstan Endawie, former Deputy Chief Minister
• YBhg. Dato' Sri Edmund Langgu, former State Assemblyman for Krian, former member of parliament
• the late YBhg. Dato' Sri Peter Tinggom, former Malaysia's Deputy Minister of Rural Development and former Member of Parliament for Saratok
• YB. Datuk Haji Abdul Wahab bin Aziz, State Assemblyman for Kabong and Sarawak's Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Housing
• Sih Hua Tung, Political Secretary to the Chief Minister
• YB Ali Biju. State Assemblyman
• YB. Datuk Peter Nyarok, former of Sarawak's Deputy Minister of Plantation and Cooperative Development and former State Assemblyman for Krian
• YB. Encik Jelaing Mersat, Malaysia's Deputy Minister of Home Affairs and Member of Parliament for Saratok
  

CIVIL SERVANTS:

• YBhg. Datu Nillie Tanggai, President of Majlis Adat Istiadat Iban Sarawak
• the late YBhg. Datuk Amar Yusuf Puteh, former Sarawak State Secretary
• The Late Tan Sri Gerunsin, former State secretary
• the late YBhg. Datu Denys Lang, former SALCRA General Manager
  

COMMUNITY LEADERS:

• The Late Temenggong Yeo Thiam Seng
• Aeries Sumping Jingan, current Assistant Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Sarawak
• the late YBhg. Temenggong Datuk Montegrai, Iban Community Leader
• the late Pemanca Naga ak Ajie, Iban Community Leader
• YBhg. Tan Sri Datuk Douglas Sullang, prominent businessman and former senator
• Mr. Bernard Aggan, businessman and former Kuching South City Council Member
  

sweetmi09

wow.. very informative..
rajin ktk mbukak thread hai seratuak..

sweetmi09

eh.. lupak nak nanyak.. ktk urang seratuak juak ka?
seratuak rah sini?

rsmlng

sweetmi09 posted on 21-10-2013 03:11 PM
wow.. very informative..
rajin ktk mbukak thread hai seratuak..

hihihi info ambi ari wikipedia... miss my hometown

rsmlng

sweetmi09 posted on 21-10-2013 03:12 PM
eh.. lupak nak nanyak.. ktk urang seratuak juak ka?
seratuak rah sini?

dekat pasar saratok...

sweetmi09

rsmlng posted on 21-10-2013 03:12 PM
hihihi info ambi ari wikipedia... miss my hometown

kikiki.. same here.. dah la staun skali jak balit..
dolok2 waktu gik biak dolok kmk ingatkan seratuak rah pekan seratuak ajak..
dah besa tuk ruk tauk seratuak tuk luas sebena'eh..

sweetmi09

rsmlng posted on 21-10-2013 03:13 PM
dekat pasar saratok...

aik? nak dekat area balai yo kah? or nak dekat ngan kg melango or tengah2 pasar?

rsmlng

dekat balai bomba baru...

rsmlng

sweetmi09 posted on 21-10-2013 03:17 PM
kikiki.. same here.. dah la staun skali jak balit..
dolok2 waktu gik biak dolok kmk ingatka ...

hihihih...hujan batu di tempat sendiri... hujan emas di negeri org... baik lagi negeri sendiri... taja best kl tok, di hati ttp saratok

sweetmi09

rsmlng posted on 22-10-2013 02:20 PM
dekat balai bomba baru...

balai bomba baru................ dekat ngan taman perumahan kah?
kat area pasa lamak ka.. pasar nak ado bsn yo?
kmk aso kmk penah lalu balai bomba.. tapi sik ingat belah ni.. ingatan sik clear..

sweetmi09

rsmlng posted on 22-10-2013 02:22 PM
hihihih...hujan batu di tempat sendiri... hujan emas di negeri org... baik lagi negeri sendiri...  ...

ktk kat kl ka.. lamak dah kejo siyo?
camni mok nunggah ktk.. rsm? rs? eh..

mun ngekot peribaso yo bagus ngangkut emas nak dicarik kat negeri urang pasyo mbak ke negeri dikmpun..

linda74

rindok hati jumpa orang kampung kat cari

sweetmi09

linda74 posted on 23-10-2013 09:28 AM
rindok hati jumpa orang kampung kat cari

nyo lah'eh.. jarang nak nemu urang samo tempat asai tuk..
kadang2 sipi2 jak.. urang pusak la.. urang kabuang la.. debak la.. etc..

mun kmk ado kat situk niado kmk klaka baso srawak.. klaka seratuak apotah gik..

kmk ado penah kejo kejap kat seratuak nun.. ado la lam 5-6 bulan camyo..
kasyo berenti apat kejo situk..

linda74

haha yoyo ooo jak ktk...
sikpa klk kita kaka apa nak yo
sak ilang rindu ngan kpg

kmk last balit kpg bulan june ya
tok sik tauk bila gik nak balit
hujung tahun rasa nak pegi sabah jak

sweetmi09

linda74 posted on 23-10-2013 02:05 PM
haha yoyo ooo jak ktk...
sikpa klk kita kaka apa nak yo
sak ilang rindu ngan kpg

kikiki.. harusla.. gian wooooo mok klaka seratuak..
ado urang serawak nak ditemu kmk kat opis tuk, nyo dah macam sik ntu pande klaka sarawak dah..
klaka ngan kmk pun tercampuar2 klaka malaya.. baruk 3taun nyo tinggai situk bilo kmk nanyak..
mun belaki ngan urang malaya tek kito paham la juak.. tuk belaki ngan urang serawak juak..
apo nak nyuruh nyo tersaruk2 klaka malaya indah pun kmk sik tauk..

wow.. pegi sabah.. lamak dah kmk sik pegi sabah..
time parents kmk ado kat lawas dolok, slalu la juak kmk pegi sipitang..
sate kat sipitang nak pinggir laut yo nyaman wooooo.. sampe kinek tuk kmk teringat2..

taun tuk kmk sikdo pegi sini2.. taun depan Insya Allah ado la tempat'eh..
taun tuk k abis balit srawak jak.. bulan july, oct n dec jak kmk sik balit..

sweetmi09

aih.. panjang indah komen kmk kat atas tuk..

linda74

Gd morning semua

biasalah ya org kita dah lupak kaka asal
sapolah nak kaka mcm yo kat sinun
hehe tetak org dengar klk

ainahusnadilah

linda74 posted on 24-10-2013 03:56 AM
Gd morning semua

biasalah ya org kita dah lupak kaka asal

ohho. ada juak sedaerah walaupun x sekampung.. kmk kampung kupang. terasa juak kmek. memang dah separuh2 klaka sarawak, kmk dah lamak diam sabah. biasa hujung tahun jak balik sarawak..  hehe ..

leylapple

sweetmi09 posted on 23-10-2013 02:35 PM
kikiki.. harusla.. gian wooooo mok klaka seratuak..
ado urang serawak nak ditemu kmk kat op ...

kejeron padah dgnnya..

lewat juak sik entu agik berkelakar serawak...

aku tok udah berbelas tahun, dak ibuk ku ado udah berpuluh tahun diam di malaya nun agik wak pandey kakar sarawak eh!

linda74

Kawan ku mbiak kabong baru setengah tahun diam kat miri
alu sikdo kaka apo nok yo haha malu nak yoyo ooo depan org
Aku nang suka kaka mcm tok rasa antik jak dari org lain