Dalat District | |
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 The aerial view of Dalat town. The great river seen here is the Batang Oya. | |
 Districts of Sarawak | |
| Motto: Berakar Rumbia, Berinti Budaya[1] | |
  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 | |
• Total | 905.29 km2 (349.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2020[3]) | |
• Total | 21,147(census) |
| • Density | 23.359/km2 (60.500/sq mi) |
| District Officer | Mathew Hubert[4] |
| Sub-district | Oya |
| Pekans | Dalat, Oya & Sungai Kut |
| Postcode | 96300 |
TheDalat District is located inMukah Division,Sarawak,Malaysia. It is situated by theOya 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.
Brief history of the district.[2]
According to the 2020 population census by Department of Statistics Malaysia, Dalat has a population of 21,147.[3]
| ethnic group | percent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melanau | 59.40% | |||
| Iban | 33.09% | |||
| Chinese | 4.73% | |||
| Other Bumiputera and others | 0.07% | |||
Main agricultural produce of the district issago 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.[6]
Most of the people use theMelanau 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 asMalay,Sarawak Malay,Iban,Mandarin,Hokkien andEnglish are also widely spoken.
Dalat is represented at the State Legislative Assembly by Datuk Hajah Fatimah Abdullah @ Ting Sai Ming, fromParti 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.
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.[7]
