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Dalat is
the administrative town of the Dalat district in Mukah Division, Sarawak,
East Malaysia. It is situated by the Oya river.
Dalat town has one secondary school which is SMK Dalat. Two other
secondary schools are SMK Oya, which is located in Oya and SMK Batang Igan,
which is located by the Igan river. There are quite a number of primary
schools in Dalat. In fact, most villages have their own primary school.
Dalat town also has a post office, district office, a hospital, a stadium
(Stadium Perpaduan Dalat), a few blocks of shophouses, a Catholic church
(St. Bernard Church), a Methodist Church, a Chinese temple (age more than
a century), a district mosque and etc. There is also a newly constructed
waterfront. A Senior Citizens’ Activity Centre (PAWE) was established by
the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development in Dalat with 439
registered members. There is a bank in Dalat, RHB Bank.
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 practiced in Dalat are Islam, Christianity (Roman Catholic,
Methodist and SIB), Buddhism, Malaysian Chinese religion and etc.
Dalat is accessible both land road and river. For land road there are
daily express bus services connecting Dalat and Miri via
Bintulu and
Mukah. Where transport via river were provided by local speed boat
operator from Dalat to Sibu everyday.
The nearest airport is Mukah Airport. The locals however prefer to use
either Bintulu Airport or Sibu Airport to fly to
Kuala Lumpur
particularly.
River transportation is still very vital in Dalat. There are speed boats
connecting Dalat and Sibu with a fee of RM20.00. The journey takes
approximately 2 hours.
Sources:
Wikipedia
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