Mukim Serasa 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 c ...

Brunei-Muara District Brunei-Muara District ( ms, Daerah Brunei dan Muara; Jawi: برونائی-موارا ضلع) or simply Brunei-Muara is one of the four districts of Brunei. It has the smallest area among the four districts, with , yet is the most populous, wi ...

Brunei Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi alphabet, 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 sur ...

. The population was 16,173 in 2016. The mukim encompasses Muara Town, home to Muara Port, the country's only

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Geography

Mukim Serasa is the north-easternmost mukim in the district, its land border is only with

Mukim Mentiri Mukim Mentiri is a mukim in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 30,192 in 2016. Name The mukim is named after Kampong Mentiri, one of the villages it encompasses. Geography The mukim is located in the north-east of the d ...

to the west; the rest are bounded by the

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to the north and the

Brunei Bay Brunei Bay ( ms, Teluk Brunei) is on the northwestern coast of Borneo island, in Brunei and Malaysia. Brunei Bay is located 5°00'43.44", 115°17'26.66"; east of Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. It is the ocean gateway to the isolated Temburong Di ...

to the east and south. There are several island bodies off the coast of Serasa and the two which are well-known include Pelong Rocks () and Pulau Muara Besar. There are also two sand spits found on its coast:

Pelumpong Spit Pelumpong Spit ( ms, Tanjong Pelumpong) is the easternmost point in the Brunei-Muara district of Brunei. Despite its name being labeled as a spit, it is now an island due to the artificially constructed 50m-wide,

, which is originally a spit but has become a narrow island when an artificial channel was cut to provide access to Muara Port; and Serasa Spit, an artificial spit.

Demographics

As of 2016 census, the population of Mukim Serasa comprised 8,770 males and 7,403 females. The mukim had 2,946 households occupying 2,878 dwellings. The entire population lived in

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Villages

The mukim encompasses the following village subdivisions:

Facilities

Education

Pengiran Isteri Hajjah Mariam Secondary is the only secondary school within the mukim. Meragang Sixth Form Centre, one of the few

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in the country, is located in Kampong Meragang.

Mosques

* Kampong Kapok Mosque * Kampong Perpindahan Serasa Mosque * Setia Ali Mosque

Places of interest

The coast of Serasa which borders the South China Sea is lined with the beaches of Meragang, Muara and Tanjong Batu and they have been designated as places of recreation for the public. The coast of the artificial Serasa Spit is also lined with beach features. The area of this Serasa Beach has also been made into a public recreational area.

Brooketon Colliery Brooketon Colliery, formerly known as Muara Coal Mine, was one of the underground coal mines in Brunei. Location The Brooketon Colliery is located in Serasa. It is located to the north of the roundabout where Jalan Muara meets the Muara–Tuto ...

is a disused coal mine. It was developed during the period of Charles Brooke's rule of

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in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Muara Naval Base is home to the base of the

Royal Brunei Navy The Royal Brunei Navy ( ms, Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei, abbreviated TLDB) is the naval defence force of Brunei Darussalam. It is a small but relatively well-equipped force whose main responsibility is to conduct search and rescue missions and ...

References

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