Daro District

Coordinates: 2°31′0″N 111°26′0″E / 2.51667°N 111.43333°E / 2.51667; 111.43333
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For the state constituency represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly, see Daro (state constituency). For the town in Guinea, see Daro, Guinea.

Daro
District
Daro town as seen in February 2015.
Daro town as seen in February 2015.
Country
 Malaysia
State Sarawak
DivisionMukah
SeatDaro
Area
 • Total1,226 km2 (473 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total37,900
 • Density31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Websitematu-darodc.sarawak.gov.my

The Daro District is a

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

  • SMK Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Hajjah Normah, Daro
  • SMK Matu
  • SMK Belawai
  • SMK SEMOP

Primary schools

  • SJK (C) Chung Hua
  • SK Campuran
  • SK Hijrah Badong
  • SK Nangar
  • SK Ulu Daro
  • SK Pangtray
  • SK Semop

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[2]

References

  1. ^ "The Official Portal of the Sarawak Government". sarawak.gov.my. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Climate: Daro". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 29 October 2020.

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