Dewan Bandaraya Kuching Utara (DBKU) / Mohd Farhan Nidzam Jaafar

• Main Author: Jaafar, Mohd Farhan Nidzam
• Format: Monograph
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General); Study and teaching. Research
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/98177/1/98177.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/98177/

Kuching North City Hall or in Malay known as “Dewan Bandaraya Kuching Utara (DBKU)” is a local authority which administers the northern part of the city of Kuching, Sarawak. DBKU was founded on 1 August 1988 when Kuching was granted a city status and become the second city in Malaysia after Kuala Lumpur. DBKU are responsible for public health and sanitation, waste removal and management, town planning, environmental protection and building control, social and economic development and general maintenance functions of urban structure. The main headquarter of DBKU is located at Bukit Siol, Petra Jaya. YBhg. Datuk Haji Abdul Wahap Haji Abang Julai is the current Commissioner of Kuching North City Hall, who took oath of office as the sixth mayor on August 1, 2011, replacing the previous Commissioner, YBhg. Haji Mohammed Atei Abang Medaan, who is retired.