It is located on the Borneo island, by the South China Sea, about 2 hours by road from the city of Sibu.

It was said that the town was named after the face of a mysterious beautiful woman who helped three shipwreck merchants from Brunei.

[7] In November 1862, the Rajah Muda rescued several civilians from the Moro Pirates after a pitched naval battle off the coast of Mukah.

During the fighting, Brooke's steamer named Rainbow sank four prahus and damaged one other with cannon fire.

Over 100 pirates were killed or wounded in the engagement while Brooke, the bishop Francis McDougall and their Sarawakian followers, were mostly unscathed.

[13][14] Press Metal Sdn Bhd built its first aluminium smelting plant in Mukah in 2009.

[19] The new airport can handle up to 264,000 passengers per year, as well as the new runway could indeed support turbine planes and helicopters.

The PMU campus is built on a 100-acre site and is equipped with modern infrastructure and state of the art educational facilities.

[28] The proposed development project for Kolej Laila Taib (KLT) here commenced since 2017 and once completed, will add another institution of higher learning in Mukah.

The KLT project is located adjacent to Politeknik Mukah (PMU), about one kilometre off Jalan Mukah-Oya, which is 7 km (4.3 mi) from town centre.

Nearby PMU and the KLT project is Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Mukah Campus, 1.7 km (1.1 mi) away at the end of the same spur road.

[31] Once completed, these projects are expected to propel this district to emerge as an education hub in the near future.

It is a place where the residents of the village showcase their traditional arts, crafts, and authentic Melanau food.

It was a traditional ritual by the Melanau people for thanksgiving and continuation of good fortune by appeasing the spirits of the sea, land, forests, and farms.