Dalat District

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Dalat District
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The aerial view of Dalat town. The great river seen here is the Batang Oya.
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Districts of Sarawak
Motto(s): 
Berakar Rumbia, Berinti Budaya [1]
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Dalat District
Location of Dalat in Malaysian Borneo
Coordinates: 2°44′20″N111°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]
 • Total905.29 km2 (349.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 [3] )
 • Total21,147(census)
District OfficerVacant
Sub-districtOya
PekansDalat, Oya & Sungai Kut
Postcode96300
Map of Dalat District Map of Dalat District, Sarawak.svg
Map of Dalat District

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.

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History

Brief history of the district. [2]

Demographics

According to the 2020 population census by Department of Statistics Malaysia, Dalat has a population of 21,147. [3]

Ethnicities of Dalat [4]
ethnic grouppercent
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.

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]

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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 "Penemuan Utama Banci Penduduk dan Perumahan Malaysia 2020". Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "Visi, Misi dan Latar Belakang" (in Malay). Pejabat Daerah Dalat. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. 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. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
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