Saratok

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A view of Saratok town
A view of Saratok town

Saratok is a town, and the capital of the Saratok District (1,586.9 square kilometers) in Betong Division, Sarawak, East Malaysia. The last recorded district population was 44,600 (year 2000 census). It is located about 50 kilometers from Betong. Iban forms the majority of the population (51%) with Malay (40%), Chinese (7%), Bidayuh and Melanau minorities.

A majority of the Iban people live in longhouses in rural areas, planting paddy, pepper and tapping rubber to earn a living. Some also work on oil palm plantations. Generally, the Malay community live near rivers, fishing and planting pineapples, cocoa and coconut. A majority of the shopkeepers in Saratok town are Chinese.

There are three secondary schools and three primary schools in Saratok and a number of rural primary schools.

A main annual event in Saratok is the Saratok Regatta, a boat-racing event.This event usually takes place during one weekend in July. Many stalls selling things ranging from food to souvenirs are set up in the car park between Saratok Wet Market and a nearby Buddhist temple in order to capitalize on the number of people who throng to this event every year.

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