District Office location Dalat Sub-district Oya Area 905.3 km² Postal code 96300 | District Officer Kueh Lei Poh Postcode 96300 Founded 2 April 1974 | |
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Local area government Majlis Daerah Dalat dan Mukah (MDDM) Pekans Dalat, Oya & Sungai Kut | ||
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. The district has an area of 905.29 km2, while the Oya sub-district has an area of 147.47 km2.
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History
Brief history of the district.
Demographics
According to the 2010 National Census, Dalat has a population of 18,800, with 1.16% average annual growth rate compared to the census done in 2000.
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.
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.
The current district officer is Kueh Lei Poh.
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.