Businesses in Kapit

Categories in Kapit

Car Repair and Maintenance Gas Station Handicraft Clothing stores Telecommunications Service Provider Churches Community Center Government Office Mosques Non-Profit Organization Religion Electronics Store Building Construction Contractor Construction of buildings Home Goods Store Housing Development Education Elementary School High School Tourist Attraction Asian Restaurant Bakeries Bars, pubs and taverns Burger restaurants Cafes Catering Food and Drink Supplies Chinese restaurants Coffee Shop Food Court Grocery stores and supermarkets Health and Beauty Shop Restaurants Nurseries and garden supplies Banks Beauty salons Hair Salon Business to Business Service Apartment Building Country House Housing Complex Convenience stores Cosmetics Store Craft Store General Store Jeweler Pharmacy Shopping Shopping Mall Supermarket Night Club Public parks Courier Service Hotels and motels Housing Society Lodge Lodging Transportation Service Travel Agency

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Kapit

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	52
Cafes	39
Education	33
Public administration	18
Shopping	15
Grocery stores and supermarkets	15
Other accommodation	14
Hotels and motels	12

Kapit Facts

Area	36.6 km²
Population	49,459
Male Population	24,572 (49.7%)
Female Population	24,887 (50.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-2.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-6.6%
Median Age	23.6 years (Male: 24.2, Female: 23)
Area Codes	84, 8479
Neighborhoods	Sarawak, Chelsea High, Kampong Baru
Local Time
Timezone	Malaysia Time
Lat & Lng	2.01667, 112.93333

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Kapit Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	50,683	51,587	52,964	45,717	49,459
Population Density	1,383.8 / km²	1,408.5 / km²	1,446.1 / km²	1,248.2 / km²	1,350.4 / km²

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

Kapit Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 13.7% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Kapit	-9.8%	-11.4%	-13.7%
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

Kapit Median Age

Median Age: 23.6 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Kapit	23.6 yrs	23 yrs	24.2 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)

Kapit Population Density

Population Density: 1,350 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Kapit	49,459	36.6 km²	1,350 / 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

Kapit Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 600 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.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Kapit

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Kapit

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Kapit

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

Kapit CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Kapit	348,214 tn	7.04 tn	9,507.5 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

Kapit CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	348,214 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	7.04 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	9,507.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (4)
Earthquake	Low (2)
Landslide	High (8)

* 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	61.2 km	33,000 m	Sarawak, Malaysia	usgs.gov
2/12/94	6:49 AM	5.3	55.1 km	28,900 m	Sarawak, Malaysia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Kapit

Kapit is a town and the capital of Kapit District in Kapit Division, Sarawak, Malaysia on the south bank of the Rajang River. The district comprises 15,595.6 square kilometres and as of 2002 has a population of 60,200. Charles Brooke founded Fort Ka..

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