Oya is a town and the administrative centre of the
subdistrict A subdistrict or sub-district is an administrative division that is generally smaller than a district.
Equivalents
* Administrative posts of East Timor, formerly Portuguese-language
* Kelurahan, in Indonesia
* Mukim, a township in Brunei, In ...
of the
same name in
Mukah Division
Mukah Division is one of the twelve administrative divisions in Sarawak, Malaysia. It was established on 1 March 2002 and it has a total area of 6,997.61 square kilometres.
Mukah Division contains five administrative districts: Mukah, Dalat, ...
, in the
Malaysian
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* Malaysian Malay, a dialect of Malay language spoken mainly in Malaysia
* Malaysian people, people who are identified with the country of Malaysia regard ...
state
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Arts, entertainment, and media Literature
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of
Sarawak
Sarawak (; ) is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the M ...
. It is located near the mouth of
Oya River with the
South China Sea
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. Oya is about to the west of
Mukah
Mukah ( muːkəh), historically known as Muka is a coastal town which serves as the capital and the administrative center of the Mukah Division since 1 March 2002.
The district also covers an area of with a population about 49,900 in the Muka ...
, the division's administrative town.
Oya has a secondary school, namely Oya National Secondary School ( ms, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Oya). It also has primary schools: Datu Pengiran Mohamad National School (), Yak Tee (Chinese) National-Type School (), KG Senau National School (), Kampung Bakong Terus National School (), KPG Teh National School ().
Towns in Sarawak
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