Daro District
Daro | |
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 Daro town as seen in February 2025. | |
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  Daro | |
| Coordinates: 2°31′0″N 111°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 (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 45,977 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (97/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 45,977 in 2024, with Malay and Melanau making up the majority. There were ferries from Sibu to here, taking around two hours by using the channel of Rejang River.
Education
[edit]Secondary school
[edit]- SMK Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Hajjah Normah, Daro
- SMK Matu
- SMK Belawai
- SMK SEMOP
Primary schools
[edit]- SJK (C) Chung Hua
- SK Campuran
- SK Hijrah Badong
- SK Nangar
- SK Ulu Daro
- SK Pangtray
- SK Semop
Demographics
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Total population of every areas in Daro, Sarawak. These population are exactly based on their ethnics in Sarawak.
Malay and Melanau are majority ethnics that lived in Daro. These population is fairly higher due to its location which is located at nearby Muara Lassa River (Batang Muara Lassa).
Because of this location, many development projects and infrastructures must have implemented comprehensively. All of these new development projects also spurs regional economic development and improving people's living standards in Daro.
1. Pekan Daro (Daro Town)
[edit]- Malay : 18,790
- Melanau : 13,954
- Iban : 4,875
- Chinese : 82
- Bidayuh : 14
- Orang Ulu : –
- Indian : –
- Other ethnics : 10
TOTAL : 37,725
2. Bruit Island (Pulau Bruit)
[edit]- Melanau : 5,392
- Malay : 2,813
- Iban : 40
- Chinese : 7
- Orang Ulu : –
- Bidayuh : –
- Indian : –
- Other ethnics : –
TOTAL : 8,252
List of attractions
[edit]- Masjid Al Muhsinin, Daro
- Masjid Tunku Abdul Rahman, Daro
- Medan Selera Daro
- Stadium Mini Daro
- Batang Lassa Bridge (Jambatan Muara Lassa)
- Daro New Township (Bandar Baru Daro) (under planning, to be built in 2025)
Climate
[edit]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 |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "The Official Portal of the Sarawak Government". sarawak.gov.my. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "Climate: Daro". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
External links
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