Kuala Belait Library

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Kuala Belait Library
Perpustakaan Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Daerah Belait
Country Brunei
Type Public library
Established14 July 1975 (1975-07-14)
Location Kuala Belait
Coordinates 4°35′10.5″N114°11′32.0″E / 4.586250°N 114.192222°E / 4.586250; 114.192222
Branch of Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Library

Daerah Belait Library (Malay : Perpustakaan Daerah Belait, officially Perpustakaan Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Kuala Belait) is a public library located in Kuala Belait, Brunei. It is one of the public libraries operated by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Brunei . [1]

Malay language Austronesian language

Malay is an Austronesian language spoken in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, as well as parts of Thailand. A language of the Malays, it is spoken by 290 million people across the Strait of Malacca, including the coasts of the Malay Peninsula of Malaysia and the eastern coast of Sumatra in Indonesia and has been established as a native language of part of western coastal Sarawak and West Kalimantan in Borneo. It is also used as a trading language in the southern Philippines, including the southern parts of the Zamboanga Peninsula, the Sulu Archipelago and the southern predominantly Muslim-inhabited municipalities of Bataraza and Balabac in Palawan.

Kuala Belait Municipality and village in Belait, Brunei

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Brunei Southeast Asian coastal sovereign state

Brunei, officially the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace, is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its coastline with the South China Sea, the country is completely surrounded by the Malaysian state of Sarawak. It is separated into two parts by the Sarawak district of Limbang. Brunei is the only sovereign state completely on the island of Borneo; the remainder of the island's territory is divided between the nations of Malaysia and Indonesia. Brunei's population was 423,196 in 2016.

History

The library was established on 14 July 1975, initially located at Jalan Bunga Raya. [2] It moved to the present building at Jalan Padang in 1986, which was inaugurated by Princess Masna on 19 June in that year. [2]

Princess Masna Bolkiah Bruneian royal

Princess Masna, is the sister of Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Muizzaddin Waddaulah. She was born in 1948 and is married to Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Lela Cheteria Sahibun Najabah Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Aziz bin Pengiran Jaya Negara Pengiran Haja Abu Bakar, the Head of Adat isitiadat Department. He was also the Grand Chamberlain and Controller of the Royal Customs and Excise Department.

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References

  1. ↑ "Perpustakaan DBP Seluruh Negara". www.dbplibrary.gov.bn. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Perpustakaan Daerah Belait". www.dbplibrary.gov.bn. Retrieved 19 December 2017.

Coordinates: 4°35′10.5″N114°11′32.0″E / 4.586250°N 114.192222°E / 4.586250; 114.192222

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