Miri

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Miri

Total population

248,877

Elevation8 m

Land area997.43 km²

WeatherAvg high 85.2°F

Coordinates4.39°, 113.99°

Demographic figures from Department of Statistics Malaysia. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Miri 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) northeast of Kuching and 329 kilometres (204 mi) southwest 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.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

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Anita Raj Kaur

Malaysian badminton player

Anthony Lee Kok Hin

Malaysian Roman Catholic bishop

Abdul Taib Mahmud

Seventh Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak, Fourth Chief Minister of Sarawak

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Mohd Hariff Saleh

cyclist

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Nur Amirul Fakhruddin Marzuki

Malaysian bicycle racer

Alexander Edmondson

Australian cyclist

Zee Avi

Malaysian singer and musician

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Watson Nyambek

athletics competitor

George Chan Hong Nam

Politikus

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Gilbert Cassidy Gawing

Malaysian footballer

Ian Cheshire

businessperson

Joseph Kalang Tie

Malaysian footballer

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Yi Jet Qi

Malaysian singer-songwriter

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Deen

Malaysian radio presenter

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Rosey Yunus

Malaysian politician

Riza Aziz

Malaysian film producer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Miri

Geological excursions around Miri, Sarawak

Mario Wannier · 2011

Himpunan kertas kerja Seminar Pemikiran Ibnu Khaldun I & II

Seminar Pemikiran Ibnu Khaldun (1st 2000 Miri, Sarawak) · 2004

Meili Sheng Hua ren she tuan lian he hui hui yuan zi liao hui bian

Meili Sheng Hua ren she tuan lian he hui · 1994

Prosiding Persidangan Kebangsaan Pekebun Kecil Sawit, 2010

Persidangan Kebangsaan Pekebun Kecil Sawit (2010 Miri, Sarawak) · 2010

Resettlement and development in Sarawak

Seminar on "Resettlement and Development in Sarawak" (1995 Miri, Sarawak) · 1996

Environment and development

Seminar on Environment and Development (1993 Miri, Sarawak) · 1995

Shalayue Meili Sheng Guang Hui Zhao gong hui wu shi wu cui yu zhou nian ji nian te kan, 1953-2008 =

Shalayue Meili Sheng Guang Hui Zhao gong hui · 2008

Shalayue Meili De jiao hui zi xing ge nian zhou nian ge qing ji nian te kan =

1994

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Common Parasol

Neurothemis fluctuans

Seen 2026-05-27

Straight-edge Red Parasol

Neurothemis terminata

Seen 2026-05-27

Slender Skimmer

Orthetrum sabina

Seen 2026-05-27

Long-tailed Macaque

Macaca fascicularis

Seen 2026-05-27

red sealing wax palm

Cyrtostachys renda

Seen 2026-05-27

Lesser Grass Blue

Zizina otis

Seen 2026-05-27

Common Bluetail

Ischnura senegalensis

Seen 2026-05-27

Orange Skimmer

Orthetrum testaceum

Seen 2026-05-27

Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

Seen 2026-05-27

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Miri, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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