Dalat District

This article is about a Malaysian district. For other uses, see Dalat.
Dalat District

The aerial view of Dalat town. The great river seen here is the Batang Oya.

Coat of arms
Districts of Sarawak
Motto: Berakar Rumbia, Berinti Budaya[1]
Dalat District

Location of Dalat in Malaysian Borneo

Coordinates: 2°44′20″N 111°56′19″E / 2.73889°N 111.93861°E / 2.73889; 111.93861
District Office location Dalat
Local area government Majlis Daerah Dalat dan Mukah (MDDM)
Area[2]
 • Total 905.29 km2 (349.53 sq mi)
Population (2010[3])
 • Total 18,800
 • Density 21/km2 (54/sq mi)
District Officer Kueh Lei Poh
Sub-district Oya
Pekans Dalat, Oya & Sungai Kut
Postcode 96300

The Dalat District is located in Mukah Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. It is situated by the Oya river. The district covers areas from Kg. Penat to Oya, and from Muara Sg. Kut to Ulu Baoh.[2] The district has an area of 905.29 km2, while the Oya sub-district has an area of 147.47 km2.

History

Brief history of the district.[2]

Demographics

According to the 2010 National Census, Dalat has a population of 18,800,[3] with 1.16%[3] average annual growth rate compared to the census done in 2000.

Ethnicities of Dalat[4]
ethnic group percent
Melanau
  
 59.40%
Iban
  
 33.09%
Chinese
  
 4.73%
Other Bumiputera and others
  
 0.07%

Economy

Main agricultural produce of the district is sago flour. 28,765 ha of agricultural land is used for sago plantation. 4 sago flour factories in the district are capable of producing 75 tonnes of sago flour per day.[5]

Languages

Most of the people use the Melanau language to communicate here. There is a slight difference of the language between each villages, yet they can understand each other very well. Other languages such as Malay, Sarawak Malay, Iban, Mandarin, Hokkien and English are also widely spoken.

Politics

Dalat is represented at the State Legislative Assembly by Datuk Hajah Fatimah Abdullah @ Ting Sai Ming, from Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu. She won the seat in the 18th State Election 2016 for the fourth time. For Parliament, Dalat is under Parliament 213: Mukah.

The current district officer is Kueh Lei Poh.

Education

There are two secondary schools in the district namely SMK Dalat (established in 1977) and SMK Oya (established in 2004). There are 25 primary schools which falls under the district jurisdiction.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Dalat waiting to be explored by culture, history buffs". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Visi, Misi dan Latar Belakang". Pejabat Daerah Dalat. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 "Laporan Kiraan Permulaan 2010". Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia. p. 27. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  4. ↑ "Visi, Misi dan Latar Belakang" (in Malay). Pejabat Daerah Dalat. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "Mukah: Dari Taman Rumbia ke Kota Bestar". Pejabat Residen Mukah. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "Daerah Dalat". Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations. Retrieved 7 June 2016.

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