Daro District

Daro
District
Daro town as seen in February 2025.
Daro town as seen in February 2025.
Official seal of Daro
Seal
Location of Daro
Daro is located in Borneo
Daro
Daro
Location within Borneo
Coordinates: 2°31′0″N 111°26′0″E / 2.51667°N 111.43333°E / 2.51667; 111.43333
Country Malaysia
State Sarawak
DivisionMukah
SeatDaro
Area
 • Total
1,226 km2 (473 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)
 • Total
26,427
 • Density21.56/km2 (55.83/sq mi)
Websitematu-darodc.sarawak.gov.my

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 26,427 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

Secondary school

Primary schools

Demographics

Ethnic composition of Daro District (2024)
Ethnicities / Nationality Percentage
Malays
 
 47.79%
Iban
 
 12.18%
Bidayuh
 
 0.34%
Melanau
 
 36.91%
Other Bumiputeras
 
 0.32%
Chinese
 
 1.74%
Indians
 
 0%
Others
 
 0%
Non-Malaysian
 
 0.72%
Ethnicity 2024
Pop. %
Malays1263047.79%
Iban321812.18%
Bidayuh900.34%
Melanau975436.91%
Other Bumiputeras850.32%
Chinese4611.74%
Indians00%
Others00%
Malaysian total2623899.28%
Non-Malaysian1890.72%
Total26427100.00%
Historical population
YearPop.±%
19959,135—    
200412,604+38.0%
201017,923+42.2%
201519,861+10.8%
202426,427+33.1%
Source:

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.

List of attractions

Climate

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

Climate data for Daro
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

References

  1. ↑ "The Official Portal of the Sarawak Government". sarawak.gov.my. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "TABURAN PENDUDUK MENGIKUT PBT & MUKIM 2010". Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Climate: Daro". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 29 October 2020.