Daro District

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Daro
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Daro town as seen in February 2015.
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Daro
Coordinates: 2°31′0″N111°26′0″E / 2.51667°N 111.43333°E / 2.51667; 111.43333 Coordinates: 2°31′0″N111°26′0″E / 2.51667°N 111.43333°E / 2.51667; 111.43333
Country Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
State Flag of Sarawak.svg  Sarawak
Division Mukah
SeatDaro
Area
  Total1,226 km2 (473 sq mi)
Population
 (2020) [1]
  Total37,900
  Density31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Website matu-darodc.sarawak.gov.my

The Daro District is a district in Mukah Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. The district contains the eponymous town of Daro. The nearest town to Daro is Matu. Daro is administered under the Majlis Daerah Matu-Daro (Matu-Daro District Council), which is also the local authority for Matu District. The population in Daro was 37,900 in 2020, with Melanau making up the majority. There were ferries from Sibu to here, taking around two hours by using the channel of Rejang River.

Contents

Education

Secondary school

Primary school

1. SJK (C) Chung Hua 2. SK Campuran 3. SK Hijrah Badong 4. SK Nangar 5. SK Ulu Daro 6. SK Pangtray 7. SK Semop

Climate

Daro has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Daro
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °C (°F)30.1
(86.2)
30.3
(86.5)
31.3
(88.3)
32.1
(89.8)
32.6
(90.7)
32.3
(90.1)
32.2
(90.0)
31.9
(89.4)
31.8
(89.2)
31.5
(88.7)
31.4
(88.5)
30.7
(87.3)
31.5
(88.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)26.2
(79.2)
26.3
(79.3)
27.0
(80.6)
27.4
(81.3)
27.9
(82.2)
27.5
(81.5)
27.3
(81.1)
27.1
(80.8)
27.2
(81.0)
27.0
(80.6)
27.0
(80.6)
26.5
(79.7)
27.0
(80.7)
Average low °C (°F)22.4
(72.3)
22.4
(72.3)
22.8
(73.0)
22.8
(73.0)
23.2
(73.8)
22.8
(73.0)
22.4
(72.3)
22.4
(72.3)
22.6
(72.7)
22.6
(72.7)
22.6
(72.7)
22.4
(72.3)
22.6
(72.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches)432
(17.0)
252
(9.9)
215
(8.5)
179
(7.0)
165
(6.5)
204
(8.0)
164
(6.5)
162
(6.4)
153
(6.0)
244
(9.6)
288
(11.3)
360
(14.2)
2,818
(110.9)
Source: Climate-Data.org [2]

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References

  1. "The Official Portal of the Sarawak Government". sarawak.gov.my. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  2. "Climate: Daro". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 29 October 2020.