Businesses in Lawas

Categories in Lawas

Auto Parts Store Car repair Car Repair and Maintenance Car Wash Tire Shop Farming Food and Beverage Exporter Food Producer Bridal shops Clothing stores Jewelers and watches Women's clothing Mobile phone stores Telecommunications Service Provider Churches Community Center Evangelical Church Government Office Mosques Non-Profit Organization Religion Electronics Store Building Construction Contractor Building Materials Store Construction of buildings Contractor Electric Utility Company General contractors Hardware store Home Goods Store Housing Development Education Kindergarten Libraries Tourist Attraction Asian Restaurant Bakeries Bars, pubs and taverns Cafes Catering Food and Drink Supplies Chinese restaurants Coffee Shop Family Restaurant Fast food restaurants Food Court Grocery stores and supermarkets Health and Beauty Shop Restaurants Seafood restaurants Nurseries and garden supplies Banks Medical clinic Public Medical Center Barbers Beauty salons Hair Salon Business to Business Service Print Shop Housing Complex Convenience stores Cosmetics Store Department Store Department stores General Store Gift Shop Market Pharmacy Shopping Shopping Mall Shopping other Gym Public parks Sports club Courier Service Hostels Hotels and motels Housing Society Lodging Transportation Service Travel Agency Warehouse Unreachable

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Lawas

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	102
Shopping	80
Cafes	54
Education	41
Public administration	30
Mosques	27
Other accommodation	23
Corporate management	21
Churches	19
All food and beverage	19
Grocery stores and supermarkets	17

Lawas Facts

Area	60.6 km²
Population	11,724
Male Population	6,186 (52.8%)
Female Population	5,538 (47.2%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+19.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-5.4%
Median Age	24.3 years (Male: 24.9, Female: 23.6)
Area Codes	85, 8528
Neighborhoods	LAWAS, Lawas, Trusan
Local Time
Timezone	Malaysia Time
Lat & Lng	4.86040, 115.40900
Postal Codes	98800, 98850, 98857, 98859

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Lawas Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	9,777	12,283	12,391	10,901	11,724
Population Density	161.4 / km²	202.8 / km²	204.6 / km²	180 / km²	193.6 / km²

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

Lawas Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 12% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Lawas	+11.5%	-11.3%	-12%
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

Lawas Median Age

Median Age: 24.3 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Lawas	24.3 yrs	23.6 yrs	24.9 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)

Lawas Population Density

Population Density: 194 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Lawas	11,724	60.6 km²	194 / 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

Lawas Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1740 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 Lawas

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Lawas

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Lawas

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

Lawas CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Lawas	80,923 tn	6.9 tn	1,336.2 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

Lawas CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	80,923 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	6.9 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	1,336.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
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 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
6/30/05	6:09 PM	4.5	63.3 km	24,700 m	Sarawak-Sabah border region, Malaysia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Lawas

Lawas is a small town and the capital of the Lawas District in Limbang Division of northern Sarawak, eastern Malaysia on the island of Borneo. This district area is 3,811.9 square kilometres, and population (year 2000 census) was 35,300. It is 1200 k..

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