Sarikei District is an administrative district in Sarikei Division , Sarawak , Malaysia , covering an area of 985 square kilometres (380 sq mi). The town of Sarikei is the capital of the Sarikei district.
7-422: There has been a marginal growth of Sarikei District population of 1.33% from 1991 to 2000. Meanwhile, from 2000 to 2010, there is a marginal growth of 1.66%. In July 2010, residents of Sarikei district staying in the rural areas felt a minor tremor in their homes but the cause of the tremor was not found. On 19 April 2019 at 5 am, residents staying at the similar area felt a greater degree of tremor which lasted for
14-518: A few seconds. According to parameters provided by Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency , there was an earthquake 27 km south of Sarikei town, with Richter scale of 3.8 with depth of 10 km. However, Sarawak branch of Malaysian Meteorological Department denied any earthquake happened in Sarikei. The town of Sarikei houses the Sarikei District Office. The town
21-596: Is an Indonesian non-departmental government agency for meteorology , climatology , and geophysics . Its history began on 1841 with individual observation conducted by Dr. Onnen, the head of hospital in Bogor , and was established as a formal government institution on 1866 by the Dutch East Indies government by the name of Magnetic and Meteorological Observatory ( Dutch : Magnetisch en Meteorologisch Observatorium ). The agency name changed several times and its current name
28-433: Is notable of its prawn mee and Shumai (Chinese dumpling). Sebangkoi country park and Tanjung Lusam (Lusam cape) are located here. This Sarawak location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency ( Indonesian : Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi, dan Geofisika , abbreviated BMKG )
35-927: The North Western Pacific Ocean and the Australian region. At the start of the 2010–11 season, TCWC Jakarta's area of responsibility was then extended out to include the region from the Equator to 10°S between 125°E and 141°E. Based on Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency Regulation No. 2/2024, the BMKG consisted of: Aside of this structure, BMKG maintained 181 meteorological, climatological, and geophysical stations which its operations and management performed by 5 regional Indonesian Institutes for Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics ( Indonesian : Balai Besar Meteorologi, Klimatologi, dan Geofisika , abbreviated BBMKG ) responsible. This Indonesia -related article
42-476: The BMKG's staff had the training to run the TCWC. TCWC Perth then took over the warning and naming responsibilities until the 2007–08 season when they handed it back to TCWC Jakarta . The first depression to be named by TCWC Jakarta came later that year when Cyclone Durga became a Tropical Cyclone within their area of responsibility. During the next two seasons TCWC Jakarta, monitored several tropical cyclones in
49-696: Was given on 6 September 2008. Since 1986 the BMKG, has run a Tropical Cyclone Warning Center (TCWC), within their headquarters in Jakarta. Over the next 12 seasons, the TCWC named and issued international warnings for the area from the Equator to 10°S between 90°E and 125°E. In 1998, the World Meteorological Organization 's RA V Tropical Cyclone Committee recommended that TCWC Perth , in Australia take over warning responsibility on an interim basis until
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