| Dalat District | |
| Image Blank Emblem: | Flag of Sarawak.svg |
| Blank Emblem Type: | Districts of Sarawak |
| Motto: | Berakar Rumbia, Berinti Budaya[1] |
| Pushpin Map: | Malaysia East |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Dalat in Malaysian Borneo |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 290 |
| Coordinates: | 2.7389°N 111.9386°W |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 905.29 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population As Of: | 2020[3] |
| Population Total: | 21,147(census) |
| Seat Type: | District Office location |
| Parts Type: | Local area government |
| Parts: | Majlis Daerah Dalat dan Mukah (MDDM) |
| Blank Name: | District Officer |
| Blank Info: | Vacant |
| Blank1 Name: | Sub-district |
| Blank1 Info: | Oya |
| Blank2 Name: | Pekans |
| Blank2 Info: | Dalat, Oya & Sungai Kut |
| Blank3 Name: | Postcode |
| Blank3 Info: | 96300 |
The Dalat District is located in Mukah Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. It is situated by the Oya river. The district covers areas from Kg. Penat to Oya, and from Muara Sg. Kut to Ulu Baoh.[2] The district has an area of 905.29 km2, while the Oya sub-district has an area of 147.47 km2.
Brief history of the district.[2]
According to the 2020 population census by Department of Statistics Malaysia, Dalat has a population of 21,147. [3]
Main agricultural produce of the district is sago flour. 28,765 ha of agricultural land is used for sago plantation. 4 sago flour factories in the district are capable of producing 75 tonnes of sago flour per day.[4]
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.
Dalat is represented at the State Legislative Assembly by Datuk Hajah Fatimah Abdullah @ Ting Sai Ming, from Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu. She won the seat in the 18th State Election 2016 for the fourth time. For Parliament, Dalat is under Parliament 213: Mukah.
There are two secondary schools in the district namely SMK Dalat (established in 1977) and SMK Oya (established in 2004). There are 25 primary schools which falls under the district jurisdiction.[5]