Kampung Medong, Sarawak
Kampung Medong, Sarawak | |
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Village | |
  Kampung Medong Location in East Malaysia  Kampung Medong Location in Malaysia | |
| Coordinates: 2°41′07″N 111°56′04″E / 2.685292°N 111.934556°E | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| State | Sarawak |
| Division | Mukah |
| District | Dalat |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 2,346 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| Postcode | 96300 |
Kampung Medong is a village located within Dalat District in Mukah Division, Sarawak.[1] The village is located about 6.1 kilometres (3.8 miles) to the south of Dalat town.
Background and population
Kampung Medong is officially divided into three sub-villages namely, Kampung Medong Hilir, Kampung Medong Hulu and Kampung Medong Seberang.[1] In 2018, the total population of the village is 2,346 people.[1] Majority of the villagers are Melanau.[2]
Facilities
Kampung Medong is equipped with basic infrastructure such as a health clinic, a community internet centre, a mosque - Masjid Al-Hidayah, a Catholic chapel - Chapel St. Peter, and a national-type primary school - SK St John.[3][4][5][6][7]
Economic activities
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Sago logs ready for processing in Kampung Medong. -
Nee Seng Ngeng & Sons Sago Industries Sdn. Bhd., a sago processing factory located in Kampung Medong.
Main economic activity of the village revolves around sago farming, processing of sago flour and sago-based food products.[8][9] One of four sago processing factories in Dalat district is located in Kampung Medong, Nge Seng Ngeng Enterprise with a processing capacity of 1,500 logs per day.[10] Famed "sago Medong" (sago pearl) are processed by women in sago cottage industry.[9]
References
- ^ a b c "Senarai Nama Kampung dan Rumah Panjang di Bahagian Mukah, Sarawak". data.sarawak.gov.my. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "Pesta Kaul serlah jati diri semua suku kaum Melanau di Sarawak" (in Malay). Utusan Borneo. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "Klinik Kesihatan Medong". Ministry of Health Malaysia. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "Kampung Medong Hilir now has 130 PI1M members". The Borneo Post. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "Senarai Masjid dan Surau" (in Malay). Biro Perkhidmatan Pendidikan Majlis Islam Sarawak. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "Melanau Catholics brace for the new Malaysian order". ucanews.com. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ Mohd Roji Kawi (5 February 2018). "Banjir: Enam sekolah ditutup di Sarawak" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ Conny Banji (28 August 2015). "Sago planters want subsidy reinstated". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ a b Dr Siti Zanariah Ahmad Ishak, Malia Taibi and Khadijah Mohamad Tua. "Participation of the Melanau Women in the Cottage Industry of Sago-Based Food Products in Mukah, Sarawak". Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "Dalat A Unique Melanau Charm". RAKAN SARAWAK BULLETIN. Retrieved 5 July 2019.