- Saratok
Saratok is a town, and the capital of the "Saratok District" (1,586.9 square kilometers) in
Betong Division ,Sarawak , EastMalaysia in the island of Borneo. 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 andMelanau minorities.A majority of the Iban people live in
longhouse s in rural areas, planting paddy, pepper and tappingrubber to earn a living. Some also work onoil palm plantations. Generally, the Malay community live near rivers, fishing and plantingpineapples ,cocoa andcoconut . A majority of the shopkeepers in Saratok town are Chinese.There are three
secondary schools and threeprimary schools in Saratok town 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 capitalise on the number of people who throng to this event every year.
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