Back Belaga CEB District de Belaga French Pelilih Menua Belaga IBA Belaga, Sarawak ID Daerah Belaga Malay பெலாகா மாவட்டம் Tamil Belaga, Sarawak Vietnamese 布拉甲县 Chinese
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Belaga District | |
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| Coordinates: 2°42′N 113°47′E / 2.700°N 113.783°E | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Sarawak |
| Division | Kapit |
| Area | |
• Total | 19,403.2 km2 (7,491.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 44,500 |
| • Density | 2.3/km2 (5.9/sq mi) |
Belaga is a district in Kapit Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. It is located on the upper reaches of the Rajang River, some 120 kilometers northeast of Kapit and slightly less than 100 kilometers from the South China Sea coast near Bintulu. It is located within the Hulu Rajang parliamentary constituency.
The district population as of 2020 was 44,500 while the area of the district is 19,403.2 km². Belaga was established in the early 1900s when a few Chinese traders set up shops and started trading with the Orang Ulu, supplying essentials such as kerosene, salt and manufactured goods.
- ^ "The Official Portal of the Sarawak Government". sarawak.gov.my. Retrieved 2022-05-25.