Tatau

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Tatau
Pekan Tatau
Town and district capital
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Tatau
Coordinates: 2°53′0″N112°51′0″E / 2.88333°N 112.85000°E / 2.88333; 112.85000
Country Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia
State Flag of Sarawak.svg Sarawak
Division Bintulu
District Tatau
Area
 • Total
4,946 km2 (1,910 sq mi)
  [1]
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
31,920
 • Density6.5/km2 (17/sq mi)
  [2]

Tatau is a town, and the capital of the Tatau District in Bintulu Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. The district's reported total population for Tatau was 31,920 in 2020. [3] [4] Tatau became a district in 1987. Before that it was a sub district under Bintulu District. The main spoken languages are Iban, Kenyah, Beketan and Punan.

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Education

Secondary school

Primary school

Pan Borneo Highway project

As the part of the Pan Borneo Highway, Tatau is part of a works package contract (WPC09) from Sg. Arip Bridge to Bintulu Airport Junction. The main proposal is upgrading the existing road from two way lane to four way two lane and constructing a new parallel bridges alongside of the project, including the main Batang Tatau Bridge. It was taken by the turnkey contractor, Lebuhraya Borneo Utara Sdn Bhd and the main contractor of this WPC is KKBWCT Joint Venture Sdn Bhd.

Government

The entire Tatau district was governed by Bintulu Development Authority meanwhile its sub-district, Kuala Tatau, which links it to Balingian in Mukah district, are under the administration of Dalat and Mukah District Council.

Transport

Local bus

Route No.Operating RouteOperatorRemark
B9Bintulu-TatauCPL

Climate

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

Climate data for Tatau
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)29.7
(85.5)		29.7
(85.5)		30.4
(86.7)		31.0
(87.8)		31.4
(88.5)		31.2
(88.2)		31.2
(88.2)		31.0
(87.8)		31.0
(87.8)		30.7
(87.3)		30.5
(86.9)		30.1
(86.2)		30.7
(87.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)26.1
(79.0)		26.1
(79.0)		26.6
(79.9)		26.9
(80.4)		27.3
(81.1)		26.9
(80.4)		26.8
(80.2)		26.7
(80.1)		26.8
(80.2)		26.7
(80.1)		26.6
(79.9)		26.2
(79.2)		26.6
(80.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)22.5
(72.5)		22.5
(72.5)		22.8
(73.0)		22.9
(73.2)		23.2
(73.8)		22.7
(72.9)		22.4
(72.3)		22.4
(72.3)		22.6
(72.7)		22.7
(72.9)		22.7
(72.9)		22.4
(72.3)		22.6
(72.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches)415
(16.3)		327
(12.9)		310
(12.2)		256
(10.1)		243
(9.6)		257
(10.1)		218
(8.6)		280
(11.0)		310
(12.2)		355
(14.0)		365
(14.4)		460
(18.1)		3,796
(149.5)
Source: Climate-Data.org [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Sarawak (State, Malaysia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Sarawak (State, Malaysia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "The Official Portal of the Sarawak Government". www.sarawak.gov.my. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Sarawak (State, Malaysia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Climate: Tatau". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 29 October 2020.


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