Mukah

For the federal constituency represented in the Dewan Rakyat, see Mukah (federal constituency).

Mukah
Town and district capital
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiموكه
 • Chinese沐胶
 • Tamilமுக்கா
Aerial view of Mukah Town
Aerial view of Mukah Town
Official seal of Mukah
Seal
Nickname: 
"The Melanau Heartland"
Motto(s): 
Mukah Maju, Rakyat Sejahtera
(Mukah Progressive, Prosperous People)
Mukah is located in Malaysia
Mukah
Mukah
   Mukah in    Malaysia
Mukah is located in Asia
Mukah
Mukah
Mukah (Asia)
Mukah is located in Earth
Mukah
Mukah
Mukah (Earth)
Coordinates: 2°53′46″N 112°4′43″E / 2.89611°N 112.07861°E / 2.89611; 112.07861
Country Malaysia
State Sarawak
DivisionMukah
DistrictMukah
Malano Kingdom700 AD
Founded by James Brooke1861
10th Division of Sarawak1 March 2002
Division Office locationMukah
Government
 • TypeDalat and Mukah District Council
 • ResidentHajjah Hamdiah Binti Haji Bakir
 • MayorTn. Haji Kadir Bin Haji Jamil
Area
 • Mukah town2,536 km2 (979 sq mi)
Population
 (2016, projected[1])
 • Mukah town49,900 (District)
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST[2])
 • Summer (DST)UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postal code
96xxx
Area code(s)084 (landline only)
Vehicle registrationQS (for all vehicles except taxis)
HQ (for taxis only)
Websitemukah.sarawak.gov.my/web/home/index/

Mukah (muːkəh), historically known as Muka[3] is a coastal town which has served as the capital and the administrative center of the Mukah Division since 1 March 2002.[4]

The district also covers an area of 2,536 square kilometres (979 sq mi) with a population about 49,900 in the Mukah town[5] and 18,800 in the Dalat administrative town of Dalat District.

It is located on the Borneo island, by the South China Sea, about 2 hours by road from the city of Sibu. Mukah is also accessible by air by MASwings from Kuching and Miri. The duration of both flights is about one hour. There are also speed boats connecting the town of Dalat (about 30 kilometres [19 mi] from Mukah) to Sibu. The speed boat trip takes approximately 2 hours.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference LKP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Current local time in Mukah, Malaysia".
  3. ^ Sarawak Gazette 4 January 1907 Issue No 492 - Monthly Reports - Muka . 1907. p. 10 – via Wikisource.
  4. ^ "Portal Web Rasmi Pentadbiran Bahagian Mukah". mukah.sarawak.gov.my. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Portal Web Rasmi Pentadbiran Bahagian Mukah". mukah.sarawak.gov.my. Retrieved 9 January 2021.