Oya

Oya is a town and the administrative centre of the subdistrict of the same name in Mukah Division, in the Malaysian state of Sarawak. It lies near the mouth of the Oya River, where the river reaches the South China Sea, and is about 26 kilometres to the west of Mukah, the administrative town of the division. The town had a population of 6,027 in 2020. For education it has Oya National Secondary School and several primary schools, among them Datu Pengiran Mohamad National School, the Yak Tee Chinese national-type school, and the national schools of Kampung Senau, Kampung Bakong Terus and Kampung Teh. These schools serve the town and the villages along the river in the subdistrict.