SRI AMAN

also called Bandar Sri Aman, formerly Simanggang, market town and port, East Malaysia (northwestern Borneo), on the Lupar River. Situated in one of the few major agricultural areas of Sarawak, it is a trade centre for timber, oil palms, rubber, and pepper. Sri Aman has an airstrip and a road link to Kuching, 80 miles (129 km) west-northwest. Pop. (1980) 4,552.