Panaga

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Panaga
Village
Rancangan Perumahan Negara (RPN) Kampong Panaga.jpg
Rumah Perumahan Negara (RPN) Kampong Panaga
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Location in Brunei
Coordinates: 4°36′06″N114°17′31″E / 4.601786°N 114.291905°E / 4.601786; 114.291905
Country Brunei
District Belait
Mukim Seria
Government
 •  Village head
  • Ariffin Abdullah (Area A & B)
  • Khairul Abidin (Area C)
[1]
Population
 • Total1,000 (estimated)
Postcode
KB4533

Panaga is a coastal settlement on the north-east coast of the island of Borneo, in the Bruneian district of Belait. Officially known as Kampong Panaga (Malay : Kampung Panaga), it is a village-level subdivision under Seria, a mukim or subdistrict of Belait. [2] The settlement of Panaga comprises a public housing estate under the National Housing Scheme and the housing estate of Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP), the main oil and gas company in the country. Panaga is also home to the headquarters of the company itself. The postcode for Panaga is KB4533. [3] [4]

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Geography

Panaga is located east of the administrative capital of the Belait District, Kuala Belait and west of Seria. It is approximately 110 kilometres south-west of the capital, Bandar Seri Begawan.

History

During the 1962 Brunei revolt, the rebels from the Brunei People's Party launched an assault on the Seria oil town and the Panaga Police Station with the assistance of the North Kalimantan National Army. [5] There were rebel efforts to seize control of the police station, but they were repelled and it remained unoccupied throughout. [6]

Subdivisions

Kampung Panaga can be subdivided into:

Kampung Panaga is currently only one 'Kampung', however current plans are to divide Panaga into two parts, namely Kampung Panaga 'A' and Kampung Panaga 'B'.

Public housing

Some of the residents live in the houses at Perumahan Negara Panaga, a public housing area managed under the Housing Development Department. Planned 2,000 houses was contracted to Bina Puri from Malaysia, thus began construction in 2009 and expected completion by 2011. [8]

Infrastructure

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Panaga Police Station

Panaga is home to the headquarters of Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) which is the primary oil and gas producer in the country. [9] [10]

The Panaga Police Station is also the District's Police Headquarters. [11]

Panaga Health is the sole clinic in the area. [12]

On 7 April 2021, BSP opens a solar energy facility to promote sustainable energy. The 3.3 MW solar farm can provide enough electricity annually to power 600 homes. [13]

Education

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Golfers playing at the Panaga Golf Club (PGC) golf course.

Schools in Panaga include:

Recreation

There are two recreational clubs in the area, the Panaga Club and the Brunei Shell Recreational Club (BSRC), which are primarily used by Brunei Shell Petroleum employees and expatriates. In 2004, the BSRC Football Club was founded in Panaga. [19]

The British Army maintains its own recreational activities within the British Garrison. This area is not open to the public.

Notable people

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