The population of Nanshi in Kuching Province is 193,5; The population of Beishi is 183,6; There are 352,8 people in Badawan district. Mainly Malays, Chinese, Indians, Daya people, etc.

most of the Chinese living in Kuching are Hakkas. Among Chinese, Fujian people and Zhaoan people are mainly engaged in commerce and construction, Hakka people are mainly engaged in agriculture, Xinghua people are mainly engaged in parts industries such as fisheries and tires, Hainanese people are engaged in coffee shops, chaozhou people is engaged in groceries, and Fuzhou people are mostly engaged in business, as well as finance and timber industries.

Although Malaysia takes Islam as the state religion, it still belongs to a country with freedom of religion. Most local Chinese believe in Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity, Catholicism and so on. The most widely known are the temples in Qingshan Rock and the "Shoushan Pavilion Dabo Temple".

Kuching is a city with simple folk customs. Compared with other big cities, the life of Kuching people is more leisurely and the pace is not so hasty.

Kuching has a history museum, which is the richest museum in Southeast Asia. There are many local antiques and civilizations in it.