Mukah Division
| Mukah Division | ||
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| Division Office location | Mukah | |
| Local area government(s) |
Majlis Daerah Dalat & Mukah (MDDM) Majlis Daerah Matu-Daro (MDMD) |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 6,997.61 km2 (2,701.79 sq mi) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 110,543 | |
| • Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) | |
| Resident | Tuan Haji Mohd Supaih Bin Hamdan | |
| Districts | Mukah, Dalat, Daro, Matu & Tanjung Manis | |
| Sub-districts | Balingian, Oya & Igan | |
Mukah Division is one of the twelve administrative divisions in Sarawak, Malaysia. It was established on 1 March 2002 and it has a total area of 6,997.61 square kilometres.
Mukah Division contains five administrative districts: Mukah, Dalat, Daro, Matu and Tanjung Manis. The total population is 110,543. The population is culturally mixed, with mostly Melanau, Malay, Iban, and Chinese predominating.
Its Resident Roll of Honor was:
Major rivers in Mukah are Batang Mukah, Batang Oya, Batang Igan and Batang Rajang.
As a relatively new division in Sarawak, Mukah identifies seven core development sectors. The sectors are as follows;
After a few years, the division has completed a coastal road that connects Kuala Balingian/Balingian/Mukah/Dalat/Oya/Igan/Matu/Daro.A RM 48 million, 170 meters double-arch suspension bridge over Batang Mukah was opened to public on 16 September 2005.
During the 2014 Balingian by-election, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has announced that a new airport will be built for Mukah. The overall cost of the project is estimated at RM 600 million. The earthworks has begun on 16 April 2014 at a site about 7 km from the town centre. The new airport is expected to be completed in 2018. As of February 2015, 16% of the construction has been completed.
There are two higher education institutes in the division; UiTM Mukah campus and Mukah Polytechnic. Also, there is a coal power plant built in Matadeng, some 30 km from the Mukah town. In March 2015, Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud has launced the Laila Taib College (KLT) Mukah Campus. The 35-acre campus is within the Mukah Education Hub and costs RM 336 million. The campus is still under construction.
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