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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Daro

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 37,900 in 2020, with 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

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.