Daro | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Coordinates: | 2.5167°N 111.4333°W |
Pushpin Map: | Borneo |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Malaysia |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | Division |
Subdivision Name2: | Mukah |
Seat: | Daro |
Area Total Km2: | 1226 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 37900 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
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.
Daro has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.