Kuching SARAWAK
People living in Borneo also known as " The Land of Hornbill " are multi-cultural and have several large ethnic groups with diverse communities practising different religions, cultures and traditions, and speak their own languages (which often comprise several dialects). Bahasa Malaysia is the national language in both Sarawak and Sabah, but English is widely spoken.
In Sarawak, there are 27 ethnic communities, making up a population of more than 3 million.
Indigenous groups including the nomadic Penan of the Orang Ulu communities, Melanau, Bidayuh, Chinese, Malay, Iban and other minority ethnic group make this jungle of Borneo Island of Sarawak is one of the most multi-cultural diverse part of the world.
The majority of the population reside in a few large urban centres, but a significant percentage still live in longhouses and villages in the interior part of Sarawak.
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