Sarawak's Ethic Groups

The People of Borneo

Kuching is cosmopolitan city, and this reflected in the faces on the streets. Whilst the population is predominantly Chinese and Malay, Kuching is home to people from a Virtually all of Sarawak's ethic groups. As well as Bidayuhs (formerly known as Land Dayaks) and Ibans (Sea Dayaks), you are sure to encounter Melanaus from the central areas and Orang Ulu (literally "upriver people"), the collective name given to the smaller indigenous societies, including Kayan, Kenyah, Kelabit, Berawan, Lun Bawang, Penan, etc. All are thoroughly modern Malaysians nowadays, but many rural people still live in village or longhouse communities.