Daro | |
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Coordinates: 2°31′0″N111°26′0″E / 2.51667°N 111.43333°E Coordinates: 2°31′0″N111°26′0″E / 2.51667°N 111.43333°E | |
Country | Malaysia |
State | Sarawak |
Division | Mukah |
Seat | Daro |
Area | |
• Total | 1,226 km2 (473 sq mi) |
Population (2020) [1] | |
• Total | 37,900 |
• Density | 31/km2 (80/sq mi) |
Website | matu-darodc |
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.
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
Daro has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
Climate data for Daro | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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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