Betong

Betong was formerly under the District of Sri Aman. Betong lies in the Saribas area of Sarawak. Betong is famous for its longhouses and rich culture, Betong was only recently established as an administrative division of Sarawak.

There are two administrative districts namely Betong and Saratok. The total population is 51,426 which consists of Malays (29,919), Ibans (18,764), Chinese (2,321) and others (422).

The Betong division is divided into three broad topographical regions -- coastal / riverine region, inland and hilly interior region. The coastal / riverine region is mainly made up of peat swamp with very limited suitable area for agricultural activities in its natural condition. In areas with improved irrigation systems, the soil has gradually improved to enable some agricultural activities to be carried out. Some of the crops planted in the coastal / riverine region are wet paddy, sago, coconut and perennial crops. Some of the coastal / riverine areas have potential for aquaculture activities such as brackish water fish, tiger prawn and crab cultivating. The midland region has more suitable areas for agricultural activities. Crops such as pepper, rubber, paddy, and oil palm are planted in the midland region. Most of the livestock and pond fish rearing are also found in this region. All the commercial livestock in the division area are in this region. The inland / hilly interior region is mountainous with steep terrain and only pockets of the areas are cultivated with hilly paddy, pepper and rubber.