Mukim Kuala Belait

This article is about the mukim subdivision. For the town, see Kuala Belait.

Mukim Kuala Belait
Mukim
Clockwise from top left: Mukim Kuala Belait sign, Sungai Tujoh checkpoint, Sungai Teraban, Kuala Belait Town
Kuala Belait is in red.
Coordinates: 4°35′N114°11′E / 4.583°N 114.183°E / 4.583; 114.183
Country	Brunei
District	Belait
Government
•  Penghulu	Abdul Afiq Zainuddin [1]
Population  (2021) [2]
• Total	28,793
Time zone	UTC+8 (BNT)
Postcode	KAxx31

Mukim Kuala Belait is a mukim in Belait District, Brunei. ^[3] The population was 31,308 in 2016. ^[4] 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.^{[ citation needed ]}

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

Demographics

As of 2016 census, ^[4] 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.

Administration

As of 2021, the mukim comprised the following villages:

Settlements [2]	Population (2021) [2]	Ketua kampung (2024) [1] [5]
Kuala Belait Town Area 'A'	4,544	Muhammad Sufrizal bin Haji Hamdan (Acting)
Kuala Belait Town Area 'B'		Muhammad Sufrizal bin Haji Hamdan
Kampong Pandan 'A'	4,983	Abdul Aziz bin Haji Seri
Kampong Pandan 'B'	3,859	Muhammad Rawinyani bin Morney
Kampong Pandan 'C'	5,769	Haji Affandy bin Haji Awang Damit
Kampong Mumong 'B'	3,141	Haji Mohd Yusof bin Haji Dulamin (Acting)
Kampong Mumong 'A'	5,523	Haji Mohd Yusof bin Haji Dulamin
Kampong Sungai Teraban	974	Zaini bin Haji Kaderi

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:

• Sungai Tujoh - the location of the customs/immigration point at the border with Sarawak, Malaysia
• Rasau - gas field operated by Brunei Shell Petroleum
• The mouth of the Belait River, the longest river in Brunei
• Istana Kota Manggalela, the residence of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah in Kuala Belait

References

1. BUKU DIREKTORI TELEFON PENGHULU-PENGHULU MUKIM DAN KETUA-KETUA KAMPUNG NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM (PDF) (in Malay). Vol. 4. Brunei: Bahagian Perancangan Daerah, Ministry of Home Affairs. April 2024. p. 20.
2. "Annex B" (PDF). DEPS.MoFE.gov.bn. Department of Economic Planning and Statistics, Ministry of Finance and Economy. October 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
3. "Belait District" (PDF). www.information.gov.bn. 2011. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
4. "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Statistics Department. December 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
5. "Direktori Penghulu, Ketua Kampung, dan Ketua Rumah Panjang". Jabatan Daerah Belait (in Malay). Retrieved 2024-08-20.