Teraja Waterfall () is a

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Mukim Labi Mukim Labi is a mukim in the interior of Belait District, Brunei. It has an area of ; the population was 1,216 in 2016. Geography The mukim is located in the central and south-western part of the district, bordering Mukim Liang to the north ...

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 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 ...

, on the upper reaches of the

Teraja River Mukim Labi is a mukim in the interior of Belait District, Brunei. It has an area of ; the population was 1,216 in 2016. Geography The mukim is located in the central and south-western part of the district, bordering Mukim Liang to the north, ...

. Out of 40 waterfalls in area of Labi, it is one of the two waterfalls open to public.

Geography

The area of Mukim Labi, especially Kampong Teraja, has

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as well as

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areas and has now been recognized as the

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area. It is the aspiration of the government that wants the forest area not to be explored or developed by any party but to continue to receive

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recommendations for protection towards the

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of the

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of the tropical forest as a national tourist destination that holds a lot of the flora and fauna, especially the ''wasai'' found in the village area. Although the area in the waterfall is not very big, rapid waterfall, cold water and decorated with various types of forest orchids that grow in the surrounding area.

Development

The Youth and Sports Department (JBS) District Branch through the Youth Development Unit has organized a 'Weekend Activity' (Wasai Trail) project by exploring two areas of the waterfall (''wasai'') in Kampong Teraja namely Wasai Teraja and Wasai Beluluk for filling the free time of the youth with filling programs aimed at active human development. The project organized by JBS first explored Teraja Waterfall. Before the activity started, the participants first listened to a briefing and explanation about their personal safety and then they were divided into five groups to start walking towards Teraja Waterfall to clean the waterfall area in that place as their community service.

Activities

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which led eastwards of the river, to the waterfall and the highest point in the general vicinity Teraja Hill was made. Activities such as group

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are carried out regularly with safety precautions due to the waterfall's remoteness.

Transportation

It is within 40 minute walking distance from a nearby

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in Kampong Teraja. It can be accessed by driving until the very end of the Labi Road.{{Cite book , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hpe6AAAAIAAJ&q=Teraja+Waterfall , title=Welcome to Brunei Darussalam: The Complete Traveller's Guide , date=2000 , publisher=Brunei Press , isbn=978-99917-32-05-3 , pages=48 , language=en Many challenges had to be faced such as crossing several creeks.

References

Belait District Waterfalls of Brunei