Kampung Medong, Sarawak

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.

Kampung Medong, Sarawak
Village
Kampung Medong
Location in East Malaysia
Kampung Medong
Location in Malaysia
Coordinates: 2°41′07″N 111°56′04″E
CountryMalaysia
StateSarawak
DivisionMukah
DistrictDalat
Population
 (2018)
 • Total2,346
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)
Postcode
96300

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
  • 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
  1. "Senarai Nama Kampung dan Rumah Panjang di Bahagian Mukah, Sarawak". data.sarawak.gov.my. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  2. "Pesta Kaul serlah jati diri semua suku kaum Melanau di Sarawak" (in Malay). Utusan Borneo. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  3. "Klinik Kesihatan Medong". Ministry of Health Malaysia. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  4. "Kampung Medong Hilir now has 130 PI1M members". The Borneo Post. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  5. "Senarai Masjid dan Surau" (in Malay). Biro Perkhidmatan Pendidikan Majlis Islam Sarawak. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  6. "Melanau Catholics brace for the new Malaysian order". ucanews.com. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  7. Mohd Roji Kawi (5 February 2018). "Banjir: Enam sekolah ditutup di Sarawak" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  8. Conny Banji (28 August 2015). "Sago planters want subsidy reinstated". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  9. 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.
  10. "Dalat A Unique Melanau Charm". RAKAN SARAWAK BULLETIN. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
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