Miri/ˈmɪriː/ (
Jawi: ميري;
Chinese: 美里;
pinyin: Méilǐ) is a
coastal city in north-eastern
Sarawak,
Malaysia, located near the border of
Brunei, on the island of
Borneo. The city covers an area of 997.43 square kilometres (385.11 sq mi), located 798 kilometres (496 mi) north-east of
Kuching and 329 kilometres (204 mi) south-west of
Kota Kinabalu. Miri is the second-largest city in Sarawak, with a population of 356,900 as of 2020. The city is also the
capital of
Miri District,
Miri Division.
Before Miri was founded,
Marudi was the administrative centre of the northern region of
Sarawak. Miri was founded in 1910 when the first oil well was drilled by
Royal Dutch Shell. The discovery of an oil field in Miri has led to rapid development of Miri town. Miri became the administrative centre of the northern region of Sarawak by 1929. During
World War II, the Miri oil fields were destroyed by the Brooke government to sabotage Japanese operations in
Southeast Asia but to no avail; Miri town was the first landing point of Japanese troops in
Borneo. The subsequent Japanese occupation led Miri to become a target of Allied air raids which caused the destruction of oil refinery facilities in Miri. The petroleum industry continued to be a major player in the city's economy after the war. Oil exploration has moved offshore since the 1950s, but subsequently new inland oil fields were found in 1989 and 2011. In 1974, the formation of Malaysian oil and gas company
Petronas led to co-operation between Petronas and Shell on oil exploration in the Miri region. In 2005, Miri became the 10th city in Malaysia to be granted official city status, the first non-state-capital city to be bestowed such status. (Full article...)
Forest City is an integrated coastal tourist and residential development in
Iskandar Puteri,
Johor. The area was built completely under reclaimed land.
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Miri/ˈmɪriː/ (
Jawi: ميري;
Chinese: 美里;
pinyin: Méilǐ) is a
coastal city in north-eastern
Sarawak,
Malaysia, located near the border of
Brunei, on the island of
Borneo. The city covers an area of 997.43 square kilometres (385.11 sq mi), located 798 kilometres (496 mi) north-east of
Kuching and 329 kilometres (204 mi) south-west of
Kota Kinabalu. Miri is the second-largest city in Sarawak, with a population of 356,900 as of 2020. The city is also the
capital of
Miri District,
Miri Division.
Before Miri was founded,
Marudi was the administrative centre of the northern region of
Sarawak. Miri was founded in 1910 when the first oil well was drilled by
Royal Dutch Shell. The discovery of an oil field in Miri has led to rapid development of Miri town. Miri became the administrative centre of the northern region of Sarawak by 1929. During
World War II, the Miri oil fields were destroyed by the Brooke government to sabotage Japanese operations in
Southeast Asia but to no avail; Miri town was the first landing point of Japanese troops in
Borneo. The subsequent Japanese occupation led Miri to become a target of Allied air raids which caused the destruction of oil refinery facilities in Miri. The petroleum industry continued to be a major player in the city's economy after the war. Oil exploration has moved offshore since the 1950s, but subsequently new inland oil fields were found in 1989 and 2011. In 1974, the formation of Malaysian oil and gas company
Petronas led to co-operation between Petronas and Shell on oil exploration in the Miri region. In 2005, Miri became the 10th city in Malaysia to be granted official city status, the first non-state-capital city to be bestowed such status. (Full article...)
Forest City is an integrated coastal tourist and residential development in
Iskandar Puteri,
Johor. The area was built completely under reclaimed land.
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