
Mukim Belait
'Mukim Kuala Belait' is one of the 38
mukims of
Brunei and is also the westernmost
mukim in the
Belait district and
Brunei. It contains the westernment point of the country. It is bounded by the South China Sea to the north,
Mukim Seria to the east, the
Belait River and
Mukim Kuala Balai to the south-west and the
Malaysian state of
Sarawak to the east and south.
Towns and Villages
There is one municipality in the district. This is
Kuala Belait, which consists of the following kampongs/villages:
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Kampong Pekan Belait
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Kampong Melayu Asli - the Kuala Belait mosque is located in this Kampong
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Kampong Melayu Baru
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Kampong China - the Chinese school
Chung Hwa Middle School (KB) is located here
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Kampong Temenggong
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Kampong Lubok Palam
The other villages in the mukim include:
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Kampong Sungai Teraban - located just across the Belait River from Kuala Belait
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Kampong Pandan - this is the largest kampong immediately to the east of the municipality of Kuala Belait.
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Mumong, which consists of Kampong Mumong, Kampong Mumong Selatan and Kampong Perpindahan Mumong - the Sports Complex for the town is located to the east of this village.
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Kampong Sungai Duhon - the commercial port of Kuala Belait is located here.
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Kampong Rasau - a small village on the west back of the Belait River south of
Kampong Sungai Teraban
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Kampong Sungai Tiga - between
Sungai Tujoh and
Kampong Sungai Teraban
Other Locations
Other locations within the mukim include:
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Sungai Tujoh - the location of the customs/immigration point at the border with
Sarawak,
Malaysia
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Rasau - the gas field operated by
Brunei Shell Petroleum
★ The mouth of the
Belait River, the longest river in
Brunei