Mukah Division

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Field	Value
name	Mukah Division
image_shield	Logo_of_Mukah_Division.png
image_map	SarawakMUKAH.png
seat_type	Division Office location
seat	Mukah
parts_type	Local area government(s)
parts	Majlis Daerah Dalat & Mukah (MDDM)
Majlis Daerah Matu-Daro (MDMD)
area_total_km2	6,997.61
population_total	107,161
population_as_of	2020
population_density_km2	auto
blank_name	Resident
blank_info	Kueh Lei Poh
blank1_name	Districts
blank1_info	Mukah, Dalat, Daro, Matu & Tanjung Manis
blank2_name	Sub-districts
blank2_info	Balingian, Oya & Igan
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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 District. The total population is 110,543. The population is culturally mixed, with mostly Melanau, Malay, Iban, and Chinese predominating.

Resident Roll of Honor

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No.	Residents	From	Until
1.	Datu Haji Sarudu bin Haji Hoklai	1 March 2002	5 March 2006
2.	Tuan Haji Abdullah bin Jamil	6 March 2006	24 May 2009
3.	Tuan Haji Dr. Junaidi @ Saudi bin Narani	25 May 2009	23 May 2013
4.	Tuan Haji Mohd Supaih bin Haji Hamdan	2 July 2013	3 July 2016
5.	Awang Johari bin Awang Mustapha	4 October 2016	31 July 2018
6.	Hajah Hamdiah binti Haji Bakir	August 2018	2 February 2022
7.	Datu Kueh Lei Poh	July 2022	Now
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Development

As a relatively new division in Sarawak, Mukah identifies seven core development sectors. Major rivers in Mukah are Batang Mukah, Batang Oya, Batang Igan and Batang Rajang. The sectors are as follows;

Fishery
Agriculture
Industry
Tourism
Human Resource
Infrastructure and Info-structure
Community Harmonious Lives (Kesejahteraan Hidup Masyarakat)

Infrastructure

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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 began on 16 April 2014 at a site about 7 kilometers from the town centre. As of February 2015, 16% of the construction was completed.

Education

There are three higher education institutes in the division; UiTM Mukah campus, Centex Mukah 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 launched 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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Fishery

Meanwhile, in Belawai, the fishery sector is being focused. There is Tanjung Manis Deep Sea Fishery Complex to support the sector. Tanjung Manis also connected to Sibu via Serdeng/Tanjung Manis/Bruit/Sg.Nai Road and Sibu/Bawang Assan/Serdeng Road.

The fishery industry is synonym with Mukah town too. The Melanaus are fish lovers and fish are incorporated in traditional dishes, for example umai. Mukah town even has statues of Ikan Merah(Red Snapper) and Udang(Prawn) that suggests the importance of the industry to the town and the division wholly.

Shopping malls

Medan Mall
Everwin Supermarket
Glory Supermarket
Mukah Central(Under Construction)

Tourism

Mukah offers a different tourism attraction in Sarawak. Being the only Melanau-majority town, the Melanau culture is the best that Mukah has to offer.

Kaul Festival (''Pesta Kaul'')

There is a grand Kaul Festival (Pesta Kaul in Malay) held annually at Kala Dana Beach (Pantai Kala Dana in Malay) at Mukah. In 2012, approximately 70,000 visitors attended the festival. A park called Kala Dana Recreation Park or Site of Kaul Festival (Tapak Pesta Kaul) was built there and had recently been renovated and is now more modern. It also has an observation tower. This festival attracts many visitors from Sarawak-wide and sometimes even foreign tourists. The chief minister also attends this festival each year. For 2014, the festival was held on 23–27 April.

Places of interest

Some of the places of interest in Mukah Division are:

Bruit National Park, Daro
Sungai Pasin Wildlife Park, Matu
Kampung Sok Melanau Longhouse, Matu
Sago Farm, Dalat
Kenyana Lake, Mukah
Taman Tanjung Pedada, Kpg. Tanjung, Mukah
Kala Dana Recreation Park, Mukah
Setia Raja Boulevard Recreation Park, Mukah
Blue Horizon Beach, Mukah
Kampung Kuala Hilir Oya, Dalat
Telaga Penawar Kampung Jemoreng, Matu
Belawai Beach, Daro
Lamin Dana (Traditional Melanau Longhouse), Mukah
Pantai Kampung Judan Hilir, Mukah

Agriculture

The main agricultural products are oil palm, sago, paddy, pineapple and aquaculture.

Industry

In 1996, the Mukah Light Industrial Estate was established by the Mukah river, about 3 km from the Mukah town. The planned area covers 61 hectares. The other industrial estate in Mukah Division is the Tanjung Manis Timber Processing Zone developed by Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (STIDC).

Demography

Ethnic groups

As of 2010, Melanau is the largest ethnic group in Mukah Division with more than half of the population identified themselves as Melanau. Iban is the second largest with 18.6% of the population.

Administration

Members of Parliament

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Parliament	Member of Parliament	Party
P206 Tanjong Manis	YB Tuan Haji Yusuf Abd Wahab	GPS (PBB)
P207 Igan	YB Tuan Haji Ahmad Johnie Zawawi	GPS (PBB)
P213 Mukah	YB Dato Hajjah Hanifah Hajar Taib	GPS (PBB)
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References

Mukah Tourism

References

"KEY FINDINGS POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS OF MALAYSIA 2020".
"Rakan Sarawak July 2007". State Secretary's Office, Chief Minister's Department, Sarawak.
"PERUTUSAN RESIDEN - Portal Web Rasmi Pentadbiran Bahagian Mukah".
"Sarawak Property Buletin".
(16 April 2014). "First phase earthworks for new Mukah Airport starts today".
"Fulfilling the wish list of Balingian’s constituents".
"TYT pledges full support for Adenan".
"Mukah Kaul expects to draw over 70,000 visitors this year". The Star Online.
"MUKAH KAUL FESTIVAL". Sarawak Tourism.
"Demografi". Mukah Resident Office.

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