Daro District

"Daro" redirects here. For other uses, see Daro (disambiguation).

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 26,427 in 2024, with Malay and Melanau making up the majority. There were ferries from Sibu to here, taking around two hours by using the channel of Rejang River.

Daro
District
Daro town as seen in February 2025.
Seal
Daro
Coordinates: 2°31′0″N 111°26′0″E
Country	Malaysia
State	Sarawak
Division	Mukah
Seat	Daro
Area
• Total	1,226 km2 (473 sq mi)
Population  (2024)[1]
• Total	26,427
• Density	21.56/km2 (55.83/sq mi)
Website	matu-darodc.sarawak.gov.my

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

Demographics

Ethnic composition of Daro District (2024)

Ethnicities / Nationality			Percentage
Malays			47.79%
Iban			12.18%
Bidayuh			0.34%
Melanau			36.91%
Other Bumiputeras			0.32%
Chinese			1.74%
Indians			0%
Others			0%
Non-Malaysian			0.72%

Ethnicity	2024
	Pop.	%
Malays	12630	47.79%
Iban	3218	12.18%
Bidayuh	90	0.34%
Melanau	9754	36.91%
Other Bumiputeras	85	0.32%
Chinese	461	1.74%
Indians	0	0%
Others	0	0%
Malaysian total	26238	99.28%
Non-Malaysian	189	0.72%
Total	26427	100.00%

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1995	9,135	—
2004	12,604	+38.0%
2010	17,923	+42.2%
2015	19,861	+10.8%
2024	26,427	+33.1%
Source: [2]

Total population of every areas in Daro, Sarawak. These population are exactly based on their ethnics in Sarawak.

Malay and Melanau are majority ethnics that lived in Daro. These population is fairly higher due to its location which is located at nearby Muara Lassa River (Batang Muara Lassa).

Because of this location, many development projects and infrastructures must have implemented comprehensively. All of these new development projects also spurs regional economic development and improving people's living standards in Daro.

List of attractions

• Masjid Al Muhsinin, Daro
• Masjid Tunku Abdul Rahman, Daro
• Medan Selera Daro
• Stadium Mini Daro
• Batang Lassa Bridge (Jambatan Muara Lassa)
• Daro New Township (Bandar Baru Daro) (under planning, to be built in 2025)

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[3]