Mukim Kuala Belait is a

mukim A mukim is a type of administrative division used in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The word ''mukim'' is a loanword in English. However, it was also originally a loanword in Malay from the Arabic word: (meaning ''resident''). The clo ...

in Belait District, Brunei. The population was 31,308 in 2016. The mukim encompasses

Kuala Belait Kuala Belait (KB; Jawi: ) is the administrative town of Belait District, Brunei. The population of the town proper was 4,259 in 2016. Kuala Belait is officially a municipal area (), as well as a village under the mukim of the same name. The t ...

, 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 Mukim Seria is a mukim in Belait District, Brunei. It has an area of ; the population was 21,214 in 2016. The mukim encompasses Seria, one of the only two towns in the district. It is home to the oil and gas industry of the country. Geogra ...

to the east,

Mukim Kuala Balai Mukim Kuala Balai is a mukim in Belait District, Brunei. The population was 31 in 2016. Geography The mukim borders Mukim Seria to the north, Mukim Labi to the east and south, the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the west and Mukim Kuala Bela ...

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 Kampong Sungai Teraban is a village in Belait District, Brunei, near the district's principal town Kuala Belait. It has an area of ; the population was 1,082 in 2016. It is one of the administrative villages within Mukim Kuala Belait. Geograph ...

and Mumong.

Demographics

As of

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, the population was 31,308 with males and 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:

Infrastructures

Public housing

There are two

public housing estates Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is usually owned by a government authorities, government authority, either central or local. Although the common goal of public housing is to provide affordable housing, the d ...

in the mukim, namely RPN Kampong Pandan and STKRJ Mumong.

Other locations

Other locations within the mukim include: *

Sungai Tujoh Sungai Tujoh ( Abbrev: '), is the westernmost point of Brunei. It is located in the Belait district.customs/immigration point at the border with Sarawak, Malaysia *

Rasau Rasau is an area in Brunei. The area contains one of the two oil fields of Brunei, the Rasau Field,gas field operated by

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*The mouth of the

Belait River The Belait River ( ms, Sungai Belait) is a river in Belait District, Brunei. It is the longest of the four main rivers in the country. History During World War II from 1941 onwards, the whole of Brunei was under Japanese occupation until 19 ...

, the longest river in Brunei *

Istana Kota Manggalela The Istana Kota Manggalela (English: ''Kota Manggalela Palace''), also known as Istana Manggalela, is one of the temporary official residences of the then Sultan of Brunei, Omar Ali Saifuddien III. The palace is located at Jalan Maulana, Kuala Be ...

, the residence of

Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Hassanal Bolkiah ibni Omar Ali Saifuddien III ( Jawi: ; born 15 July 1946) is the 29th and current Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of Brunei since 1967 and the Prime Minister of Brunei since independence from the United Kingdom in 1984. He is one ...

References

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