Dalat, Sarawak
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The aerial view of Dalat town. The great river seen here is the Batang Oya.
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| Motto: Berakar Rumbia, Berinti Budaya | |||
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| Coordinates: 2°44′20″N 111°56′19″E / 2.73889°N 111.93861°E | |||
| District Office location | Dalat | ||
| Local area government | Majlis Daerah Dalat dan Mukah (MDDM) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 619 | ||
| District Officer | Kueh Lei Poh | ||
| Postcode | 96300 | ||
Dalat is the administrative town of the Dalat district in Mukah Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. It is situated by the Oya river.
Dalat town has one secondary school which is SMK Dalat. In the town proper, there is only one primary school which is SJK (C) Chin Hua.
There is only one bank in Dalat which is a branch of RHB Bank.
Dalat town also has a post office, district office, a hospital, a stadium (Stadium Perpaduan Dalat), a few blocks of shop-houses, a Catholic church (St. Bernard Church), a Methodist Church, a Chinese temple (age more than a century) and a district mosque. A Senior Citizens’ Activity Centre (PAWE) was established by the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development in Dalat with 439 registered members.
According to the 2010 National Census, Dalat townland has a population of 619.
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.
Main religions practised in Dalat are Islam, Christianity (Roman Catholic, Methodist and SIB), Buddhism, Malaysian Chinese religion, etc.
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