Bruit Island ( ms, Pulau Bruit) is an island in

Daro District The Daro District is a district in Mukah Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. The district contains the eponymous town of Daro. The nearest town to Daro is Matu. Daro is administered under the Majlis Daerah Matu-Daro (Matu-Daro District Council), which ...

Mukah Division Mukah Division is one of the twelve administrative divisions in Sarawak, Malaysia. It was established on 1 March 2002 and it has a total area of 6,997.61 square kilometres. Mukah Division contains five administrative districts: Mukah, Dalat, ...

Sarawak Sarawak (; ) is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the M ...

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

. It is located in the

Rejang Delta Rejang or Rejangese may refer to: * Rejang people, an ethnic group of Sumatra, Indonesia * Rejang language, a language of Sumatra, Indonesia * Rejang Lebong Regency, a regency in Bengkulu Province, Sumatra, Indonesia * Rejang script, a writing sys ...

, 150 km northwest of

Kuching Kuching (), officially the City of Kuching, is the capital and the most populous city in the States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Sarawak in Malaysia. It is also the capital of Kuching Division. The city is on the Sarawak River ...

. With a population of around 9,342 and an area of 417 square kilometres, it is the second largest island in

after

Banggi Island Banggi Island ( ms, Pulau Banggi) is located within the Kudat Division of Sabah in Malaysia. With an area of 440.7 square kilometres, it is the largest island in Malaysia followed by Bruit Island, Langkawi Island and Penang Island Penang ...

History

According to the book ''Sarawak and Its People'', Bruit Island was inhabited before 1830.

Geography

Bruit Island lies within the

, with the

South China Sea The South China Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean. It is bounded in the north by the shores of South China (hence the name), in the west by the Indochinese Peninsula, in the east by the islands of Taiwan and northwestern Phil ...

to the north and west,

Sarikei Sarikei is a town, and the capital of Sarikei District (985 square kilometres) in Sarikei Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. It is located on the Rajang River, near where the river empties into the South China Sea. The district population (year 201 ...

to the south and

Kuala Matu Kuala is a town and administrative district of Langkat Regency in northern Sumatra, Indonesia. It borders Selesai to the north, Salapian to the west, and Sei Bingai to the south and east. Most people in Kuala are Javanese people, with a signi ...

to the east. The island is separated from the other islands in the Rejang delta and the mainland by the mouth of Batang Paloh ("batang" means river in the local language) on the south and Muara Lassa ("muara" means mouth of river) on the east. Currently, the island is connected to the surrounding mainland and towns by two ferry points; one at the southern end and the other on the eastern side. The southern ferry connects the island by road to Tanjung Manis, a seaport, and

Sibu Sibu (; Foochow Romanized, Hokchew Romanized: ''Sĭ-bŭ'') is a landlocked city in the central region of Sarawak. It is the capital of Sibu District in Sibu Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. The city is located on the island of Borneo and covers ...

town. The eastern ferry point connects it to

Daro The Daro District is a district in Mukah Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. The district contains the eponymous town of Daro. The nearest town to Daro is Matu. Daro is administered under the Majlis Daerah Matu-Daro (Matu-Daro District Council), whi ...

town and to Mukah, the divisional administrative centre. Two bridges, Muara Lassa Bridge (2.43 kilometers length) and Batang Paloh Bridge (1.7 kilometers length), are currently on construction to connect the island with mainland Sarawak, which is slated for completion in 2023. A number of fishing villages are located along the coast, especially on the western side, facing South China Sea and a few others along the rest of the island's coast. The villages are usually located at the mouth of small rivers on the island. The two main villages are Kampung Semop and Kg. Bruit ("kampung" or short form "Kg." means village). Currently, a lot of the villages are connected by branch roads joint to the main road traversing the island longitudinally. Below is the list of population in Bruit Island by village (kampung): *Bruit - 1935 *Tekajong - 1238 *Penipah - 1081 *Salah Kecil - 364 *Penibong - 425 *Penuai - 105 *Kut - 182 *Semop - 1967 *Saai - 174 *Sedi - 69 *Sebako - 773 *Betanak - 905 *Rumah Juing, Sungai Kelai - 124

References

{{Geography of Sarawak Daro District Islands of Sarawak