Kuching Cat Statues in Kuching

Kuching Cat Statues

Kuching, Malaysia

People also ask

Why is Kuching famous for cats?

Kuching is close to the Malay word for cat, and it may have been there was an abundance of felines around this region along the edge of the Sarawak River. Another theory is the place was named for a particular fruit (mata kucing) which, according to some, looks like cats' eyes.

What is the meaning of Kuching cat?

Introducing Kuching, the cat city. Kuching - which is the Malay word for cat - is the official capital city of Sarawak. Legend has it that Kuching got its name when James Brooke – the first White Rajah of Sarawak – pointed to a location in the year 1839 and asked where it was.