Kampong Lumut () or commonly known as Lumut, is a coastal settlement in
Belait District
Belait District (; Jawi: دأيره بلأيت), or simply Belait (), is the largest as well as the westernmost district in Brunei. It has an area of and the population of 69,062 as of 2016. The administrative town is Kuala Belait, located at ...
,
Brunei
Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi: , ), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely surrounded by t ...
, about from the district town
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 total population was in 2016.
History
Archaeological evidence found in Lumut suggests that human activity had existed in the area as early as the fourteenth century; Chinese and Siamese potteries dateable to the time corresponding to the
Ming Dynasty
The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last orthodox dynasty of China ruled by the Han peo ...
(1368-1644) had been unearthed in the vicinity of the Lumut River.
However, the characteristics of the evidence suggests that the site was for burial rather than residential purpose.
Administration
![Chestnut munia 11 July 2022 01](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Chestnut_munia_11_July_2022_01.jpg)
For
subdivision purposes the area is divided into two
villages
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
, namely Kampong Lumut I ("one") and Kampong Lumut II ("two"), where each is overseen by a
village head
A village head, village headman or village chief is the community leader of a village or a small town.
Usage
Brunei
In Brunei, village head is called or in the Malay language. It is an administrative post which leads the community of a v ...
(). The village head of Kampong Lumut I oversees the following census villages:
Meanwhile, the village head of Kampong Lumut II oversees the following census villages:
Kampong Lumut I and Kampong Lumut II, including the constituent census villages, are among the village subdivisions under
Mukim Liang
Mukim Liang is a mukim in Belait District, Brunei. The population was 14,301 in 2016.
Geography
The mukim is located in the north of the district, bordering the South China Sea to the north, Mukim Telisai in Tutong District to the north-east ...
.
Transportation
Land
The village is connected via Jalan Kampong Lumut and
Telisai–Lumut Highway. The three locations for Belait's feeder hub stations have been determined by the Land Transport Department (LTD), allowing residents who live distant from
Seria
Seria () is a town in Belait District, Brunei, about west from the country's capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The total population was 3,625 in 2016. It was where oil was first struck in Brunei in 1929 and has since become a centre for the countr ...
and Kuala Belait to be more linked between the two towns. The three locations are a space close to Kampong Sungai Liang Mosque, a space outside the entrance to the Lumut National Housing Plan (RPN) along the Telisai
–Lumut Highway, and a space inside the School of Science and Engineering campus for the other Kampong Lumut residents. In order for passengers to board the intra-district
bus
A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for cha ...
es traveling to the
bus terminals in Seria and Kuala Belait, feeder buses will drop them off at designated locations near the RPN Lumut, Kampong Lumut, and Mukim Liang.
Water
Gerai Aneka Jetty Lumut is close to the mouth of Lumut River, which gave rise to a variety of activities, and is located immediately off the old Jalan Kampong Lumut road leading to the
Tutong and
Brunei-Muara districts. Providing a location to support the activities, the area underwent a transformation with a small shelter to house the booths tended by local entrepreneurs and their businesses.
The Brunei LNG terminal at Lumut is made out of a new side berth and a jetty that extends from the LNG facility.
Infrastructures
![Lumut Lighthouse 1 October 2022](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Lumut_Lighthouse_1_October_2022.jpg)
The Lumut Camp (''Perkhemahan Lumut'') is the sole
military base
A military base is a facility directly owned and operated by or for the military or one of its branches that shelters military equipment and personnel, and facilitates training and operations. A military base always provides accommodations for ...
in the district and it housed the
Royal Brunei Land Forces
The Royal Brunei Land Forces (Malay: Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei, abbreviated TDDB) is the land component of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces. The RBLF has responsibility for maintaining the territorial defence of Brunei
Brunei ( , ), form ...
(RBLF) Third Battalion since 21 June 2007.
Residents of
Mukim Labi's inner parts also receive water supplies from the
Sungai Liang water treatment facility in Kampong Agis-Agis.
The
Lumut Lighthouse
The Lumut Lighthouse (), is an active lighthouse at Kampong Sungai Kayu Ara under the administration of Kampung Lumut II, Mukim Liang, Belait District of Brunei.
History
The lighthouse was inaugurated in March 2005. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah pai ...
sits at the coast of Kampong Sungai Kayu Ara, facing the beach.
In the district, the summit of Lumut Hill (''Bukit Lumut'') is used as the observation point for the month of
Ramadan.
The village also has its own
post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional ser ...
.
Housing
The area encompasses RPN Lumut, a
public housing estate
Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is usually owned by a government authority, either central or local. Although the common goal of public housing is to provide affordable housing, the details, terminology, def ...
. At a presentation ceremony held at the multi-purpose hall of the Liang Lumut Recreational Club,
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah presented over 180 residents of the district with land grants under the Temporary Occupation Licence (TOL) Scheme for Belait District and house keys under the Kampong Lumut/Liang National Housing Scheme during
Hari Raya
, nickname = Festival of Breaking the Fast, Lesser Eid, Sweet Eid, Sugar Feast
, observedby = Muslims
, type = Islamic
, longtype = Islamic
, significance = Commemoration to mark the end of fasting in Ramadan
, date ...
in 2010. The Kampong Lumut/Sungai Liang National Housing Scheme's Phases One and Two saw the construction of 294 homes and the distribution of 164 land lots to qualified residents.
Education
The local primary schools include Lumut Primary School and Sungai Tali Primary School.
Lumut Primary School also houses Lumut Religious School, a or school for the country's
Islamic religious primary education. Another in the area is Sungai Taring Primary School, located in a separate building adjacent to Sungai Tali Primary School.
Lumut is also home to the following educational institutions:
*
Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Rashidah Sa'adatul Bolkiah Secondary School (SMPAP) — one of the few government secondary schools in Belait District. The school complex sits on a land; the construction began in November 1992 and completed in about 14 months.
It was named after
Princess Rashidah, the eldest daughter of
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah with the queen consort
Queen Saleha.
* School of Science and Engineering campus of
Brunei Polytechnic
Politeknik Brunei (abbreviation: PB; ms, Politeknik Brunei; Jawi: ڤوليتيكنيك بروني) is the first polytechnic in Brunei. The establishment of Politeknik Brunei was consented by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei ...
— one of the few technical colleges in the country. The building complex was originally built and intended to be a second secondary school in the area to alleviate the growing number of students in Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Rashidah Sa'adatul Bolkiah Secondary School.
The decision to repurpose the school into a technical college was then intended to take advantage of the school's close proximity to the country's oil and gas industry near
Seria
Seria () is a town in Belait District, Brunei, about west from the country's capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The total population was 3,625 in 2016. It was where oil was first struck in Brunei in 1929 and has since become a centre for the countr ...
town.
Religion
![Lumut 15 January 2023 04](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Lumut_15_January_2023_04.jpg)
Zainab Mosque is the sole village
mosque
A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...
; it was inaugurated by
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah on 22 May 1998.
It can accommodate 2,000 worshippers.
Recreation
The area is home to Lumut Beach, a public beach recreational area.
It is also home to Liang Lumut Recreation Club (LLRC) which has a multipurpose hall and a small
waterpark
A water park (or waterpark, water world) is an amusement park that features water play areas such as swimming pools, water slides, splash pads, water playgrounds, and lazy rivers, as well as areas for floating, bathing, swimming, and other b ...
.
The space of Aneka Gerai Jetty Lumut was changed to include a small shelter to house the booths handled by neighborhood business owners and their enterprises, providing a comfortable and handy venue to support the activities. The Welfare and Community Bureau of the Village Consultative Council (MPK) of Kampong Lumut II came up with the idea for this specific shelter with the intention of offering a focal point for activities and exhibiting the surrounding area.
Economy
Petrolchemical
The
Brunei LNG plant, a
liquified natural gas
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas (predominantly methane, CH4, with some mixture of ethane, C2H6) that has been cooled down to liquid form for ease and safety of non-pressurized storage or transport. It takes up about 1/600th the volu ...
plant with annual production capacity of 6.7 million tonnes. The intended 20-year supply promise for the project was met by the 130-hectare complex. There has been a complete plant rejuvenation that has cost more than
B$500 million over the course of the final five years of this arrangement. All of the plant's principal components, including the five
liquefaction trains and their related buildings, were renovated as part of the revitalization. Additionally, two new storage tanks and a new loading jetty were built.
Fisheries
Fishermen from Liang are concerned about the Lumut River's reduction in water levels since they have to push their boats through
crocodile-infested waters on foot. Despite the abundance of fish that has been available to Belait fisherman recently, dry weather has resulted in lower than typical river tides.
Notes
References
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Belait District
Populated places in Brunei