Miri town is named after a minority ethnic group called "Jati Miriek" or simply "Mirek", or "Miriek". This ethnic … See more

The first foragers visited the West Mouth of Niah Cave – located 110 km (68 mi) southwest of Miri city – 50,000 years ago when Borneo was connected to the mainland of Southeast Asia. The landscape of Niah Cave was … See more

Charles Brooke succeeded James Brooke as the new Rajah of Sarawak in 1868. By 1883, Sultan of Brunei (Sultan Abdul Momin) ceded the Baram region (including Miri) to Charles Brooke. The fourth division of Sarawa… See more

Miri City currently elects one member of parliament from the Miri parliamentary seat (P.219) into the Parliament of Malaysia. The city also elects 3 state assemblymen into the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly, namely Pia… See more

Miri is situated on the alluvial plain of the Miri River on the western shore of northern Sarawak on the island of Borneo. Because of the prevailing southerly off-shore current, beach drift has built up the Peninsula Road as a … See more

• San Ching Tian Temple
• Nur Hijrah Mosque
People from Miri are called "Mirians".
The growth of Miri population is shown below: … See more