Mukim Kuala Belait
Clockwise from top left: Mukim Kuala Belait sign, Belait River, Muhammad Jamalul Alam Mosque, Kuala Belait Town
Kuala Belait is in red.
Kuala Belait is in red.
Coordinates: 4°35′N 114°11′E / 4.583°N 114.183°E / 4.583; 114.183
CountryBrunei
DistrictBelait
Government
  PenghuluPungut Ali[1]
Population
 (2016)[2]
  Total31,308
Time zoneUTC+8 (BNT)
Postcode
KAxx31

Mukim Kuala Belait is a mukim in Belait District, Brunei.[3] The population was 31,308 in 2016.[2] The mukim encompasses Kuala Belait, the administrative town of the district.

Geography

The mukim is the located in the westernmost part of the district as well as the country. It borders the South China Sea to the north, Mukim Seria to the east, Mukim Kuala Balai to the south-east and the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the south and west.

The primary settlements encompassed by the mukim include Kuala Belait town, Kampong Pandan, Kampong Sungai Teraban and Mumong.

Demographics

As of 2016 census,[2] the population was 31,308 with 53.6% males and 46.4% females. The mukim had 5,819 households occupying 5,659 dwellings. The entire population lived in urban areas.

Villages

As of 2016, Mukim Kuala Belait comprised the following census villages:[2]

VillagePopulation
(2016)
Kampong Mumong Kampong Mumong 'A'5,710
Kampong Mumong 'B'4,030
Kampong Pandan Kampong Pandan 'A'5,493
Kampong Pandan 'B'4,229
Kampong Pandan 'C'6,505
Kampong Sungai Teraban1,082
Kuala Belait4,259
Kampong Sungai Duhon[4]
Kampong Melayu Asli[5]
Kampong China
Kampong Sungai Melilit/Rasau
Total31,308

Infrastructures

Public housing

There are two public housing estates in the mukim, namely RPN Kampong Pandan and STKRJ Mumong.

Other locations

Other locations within the mukim include:

References

  1. "PWEDB meriahkan Hari Raya Aidilfitri » Media Permata Online". PWEDB meriahkan Hari Raya Aidilfitri. 2022-05-30. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Statistics Department. December 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. "Belait District" (PDF). www.information.gov.bn. 2011. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  4. Brunei (1975). Annual Report - State of Brunei (in Malay). p. 7.
  5. Abdullah, Noor Alifah binti (2004). Struktur bahasa Belait (in Malay). Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Brunei, Kementerian Kebudayaan, Belia dan Sukan. p. 2. ISBN 978-99917-0-334-3.


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