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Julau is a
town, and the capital of the Julau District (1703.39 square kilometers) in
Sarikei Division, Sarawak, east Malaysia. The district population (year
2000 census) was 34,500. The population is dominated by Iban as well as
Chinese especially the Fuzhou.
During the rule of Sultanate of Brunei until the White Rajahs dynasty,
Julau was one of the places situated inside Kanowit. After Sarawak joined
Malaysia on 16 September 1963, Julau was still governed under Kanowit in
3rd Division: Sibu. In the 1970s, the divisions in Sarawak were rearranged
and Julau was moved into Sarikei Division, the 6th Division. On 1 April
1973, Julau received a status as Julau District with Pakan as a
sub-district of Julau. 29 years later, on 1 March 2002, Pakan was upgraded
into Pakan District and no longer administered by Julau District.
The first school was started by Christian Missionaries. After the World
War II, a Mission School called Roman Catholic Mission opened publicly in
the 1930s. This school is the original of today's Julau St. Alphonsus
Primary School or SK St. Alphonsus Julau (Primary School is also known as
Sekolah Kebangsaan, SK). In 1951, Julau's Chinese also want to start their
own school which then called Julau Yuk Kung Chinese National-type School
or SJK (C) Yuk Kung Julau (Chinese National-type School is also known
asSekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina, SJK(C)).
Before a clinic was built, Julau people need to go to the nearest clinic
available, especially in Kanowit & Sarikei to get their medical needs.
Currently, there is only one clinic established in Julau.
Today, most of Julau people have their own personal transportation, such
as car, motorcycle and van to travel to their destination. There are many
remote places in Julau that have not reachable yet with land
transportation and boat is the only solution for them to go there.
Sources:
Wikipedia
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