premise: Kuching is located in Ohio.
hypothesis: Kuching [ ˈkuːtʃɪŋ ] ( Jawi : , ) , officially the City of Kuching , is the capital and the most populous city in the state of Sarawak in Malaysia . The city is situated on the Sarawak River at the southwest tip of the state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo and covers an area of 431 km2 with a population about 165,642 in the Kuching North administrative region and 159,490 in the Kuching South administrative regiona total of 325,132 people . After the formation of Malaysia in 1963 , Kuching retained its status as state capital and was granted city status in 1988 . The city has become one of the major industrial and commercial centres in East Malaysia .