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.
The aerial view of Dalat town. The great river seen here is the Batang Oya.
Official logo of Dalat District
Districts of Sarawak
Motto(s): 
Berakar Rumbia, Berinti Budaya[1]
Dalat District is located in East Malaysia
Dalat District
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 locationDalat
Local area governmentMajlis Daerah Dalat dan Mukah (MDDM)
Area
[2]
 • Total
905.29 km2 (349.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2020[3])
 • Total
21,147(census)
District OfficerVacant
Sub-districtOya
PekansDalat, Oya & Sungai Kut
Postcode96300
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.

History

Brief history of the district.[2]

  • 2 April 1974 - Dalat was announced as a district, with Dalat town as the administrative centre. The district was under the Sibu Division and covers Oya, Dalat Proper, Nanga Baoh, Nanga Tamin, Stapang, Skim Sekuau and Nanga Pakoh. The district has 4 small towns, 23 villages and 115 longhouses.
  • 1 March 2002 - Mukah was elevated to Mukah Division and Dalat district area was "revised" to area that covers Kg. Penat to Oya, and from Muara Sg. Kut to Ulu Baoh. There are 3 small towns, 23 villages and 22 longhouses in the district.

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 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.

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. ^ a b c "Visi, Misi dan Latar Belakang". Pejabat Daerah Dalat. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Penemuan Utama Banci Penduduk dan Perumahan Malaysia 2020". Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. 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.