Businesses in Kanowit

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Kanowit

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Education	35
Cafes	19
Restaurants	18
Shopping	18
Other accommodation	16
Public administration	13
Travel and transportation	12
Grocery stores and supermarkets	9
Churches	7

Kanowit Facts

Area	18.9 km²
Population	19,971
Male Population	9,790 (49.0%)
Female Population	10,181 (51.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-0.5%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-7.6%
Median Age	26.7 years (Male: 27.5, Female: 25.9)
Area Codes	84, 8475
Local Time
Timezone	Malaysia Time
Lat & Lng	2.10000, 112.15000
Postal Codes	96700, 96707, 96709

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Kanowit Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	20,067	20,743	21,625	18,520	19,971
Population Density	1,063.2 / km²	1,099 / km²	1,145.7 / km²	981.2 / km²	1,058.1 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kanowit Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 14.4% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Kanowit	-7.7%	-10.7%	-14.4%
Sarawak	-85.9%	-72.6%	-56.2%
Malaysia	+145.8%	+66.5%	+29.4%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kanowit Median Age

Median Age: 26.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Kanowit	26.7 yrs	25.9 yrs	27.5 yrs
Sarawak	24.9 yrs	24.4 yrs	25.5 yrs
Malaysia	25.7 yrs	25.7 yrs	25.8 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Kanowit Population Density

Population Density: 1,058 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Kanowit	19,971	18.9 km²	1,058 / km²
Sarawak	32	22.3 km²	1.4 / km²
Malaysia	29.6 million	329,840.2 km²	89.7 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kanowit Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1720 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Kanowit

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Kanowit CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Kanowit	140,509 tn	7.04 tn	7,444.2 tons/km²
Sarawak	125 tn	3.91 tn	5.6 tons/km²
Malaysia	198,593,412 tn	6.71 tn	602.1 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Kanowit CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	140,509 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	7.04 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	7,444.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (4)
Earthquake	Low (2)
Landslide	Medium (7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
2/19/94	12:14 PM	4.7	77.8 km	33,000 m	Sarawak, Malaysia	usgs.gov
2/12/94	6:49 AM	5.3	80.6 km	28,900 m	Sarawak, Malaysia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Kanowit

Kanowit is a town and the capital of a district of the same name, located within the Sibu Division, Sarawak, east Malaysia, comprising 2,253.5 square kilometres. As of 2010, Kanowit's population is 28,985. It is built on the mouth of Kanowit River at..

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