Tatau District Office, Sarawak / Peter Rasid Suing

• Main Author: Suing, Peter Rasid
• Format: Monograph
• Language: English
• Published: University Technology MARA Sarawak 2018
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General); Study and teaching. Research
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/102733/1/102733.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/102733/

Tatau is a small town that under the jurisdiction of Bintulu District Office before its declared as a district. “Tatau” derived from an Iban’s word which mean thief, robber, burglar, or troublesome. Tatau is declared as a district on 2nd April 1989. The Tatau district is bordered by Bintulu District and Selangau District. The majority of the Tatau District are the Iban people, and are followed by Orang Ulu communities such as Punan, Beketan. Tatau and Melanau. The main occupation of the Tatau population are farmers I planters, plantation workers,factory workers, businesses, as well as Government and Private employees.