Miri

About

Miri is a coastal city in north-eastern Sarawak, Malaysia, located near the border of Brunei, on the island of Borneo. The city covers an area of 997.43 square kilometres (385.11 sq mi), located 798 kilometres (496 mi) northeast of Kuching and 329 kilometres (204 mi) southwest of Kota Kinabalu. Miri is the second largest city in Sarawak, with a population of 356,900 as of 2020. The city is also the capital of Miri District, Miri Division.

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Why visit

Visit Miri for markets, streets, food, and public squares, landscape, water, gardens, and nearby routes. In Miri, the strongest material is where museums, streets, religious buildings, markets, performance spaces, food, or nearby landscapes explain the surrounding region. A good itinerary should stay selective. The strongest plan in Miri usually starts with one main stop and treats the surrounding streets as part of the visit. In Miri, the route gains clarity when the spaces between formal stops are allowed to matter. If Miri has useful day trips or nearby landscape, use them to widen the context rather than to overload the schedule.

When to avoid

Do not visit Miri expecting every useful stop to be close together or easy to improvise. The map of Miri is only half the problem; hours, heat, rain, crowds, and transport decide what is realistic. Keep Miri practical: fewer cross-town moves, confirmed hours, and paid transport when it saves time or reduces friction. If the main interest is one nearby site, it may be better to treat Miri as a base rather than the whole destination.

The next week in Miri

7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).

Year-round climate

Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).

Airports near Miri

3 commercial airports within 100 km. Closest is Miri Airport (MYY) at 9 km.

Getting around Miri

Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.

Operators and modes aggregated by TransitLand from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications (subway / tram / rail / bus / etc) come from each feed’s GTFS route_type codes.