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Belait is the largest district (Malay: daerah) in Brunei, as well as the western-most. The district is administered from the town of Kuala Belait. Other major towns and villages (kampongs) include Badas, Bukit Sawat, Kuala Balai, Labi, Lumut, Seria, Sungai Liang Sukang and Melilas. Image File history File links Map of Brunei showing Belait district. ...
Brunei is divided into four districts, called daerah. ...
Kuala Belait is a town located in the Sultanate of Brunei. ...
Seria is a town in Belait District, Brunei. ...
Location and Geography The district borders the South China Sea to the north, the Bruneian district of Tutong to the east and the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the south and west. The South China Sea, showing surrounding countries and neighbouring seas and oceans The South China Sea is a marginal sea, part of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from Singapore to the Strait of Taiwan of around 3,500,000 km². It is the largest sea body after the five...
The district covers 2,725km²/1,052mi², which is about half of the entire nation. The landscape of the district varies from the peat swamps and lowland forests near the coast to the montane rainforesst in the interior parts of the district.
The Belait River (Sungai Belait) flows through Belait and it is the longest river in Brunei. The Belait River, together with its tributaries drains the district - the Belait district roughly corresponds to the watershed of the Belait River.
The district is further subdivided into 8 mukims. These are often named after the most important town or village contained within. These are:
- Bukit Sawat
- Kuala Balai
- Kuala Belait
- Labi
- Liang
- Melilas
- Seria
- Sukang
Each mukim composed of a number of villages or kampongs.
Population The district has a population of 59,600 (2004 census). The native inhabitants of the district are the Belait People and together with the other Bumiputera races form a majority in the district. A large minority of this population is ethnic Chinese, particularly those speaking Cantonese, Toisan and Hakka. Ibans, Penans and other indigineous people make up the rest of the population. Also present are a large community of expatriates (Caucasians, Indians, Filipinos) mostly working with or associated with the oil and gas industry. Bumiputra (Sanskrit, translated literally, it means sons of the Earth; Malay, translated literally, it means princes of the Earth), sometimes spelled Bumiputera, is an official definition widely used in Malaysia, embracing ethnic Malays as well as other indigenous ethnic groups. ...
Cantonese can refer to: Of, or pertaining to, the people of, or things from, Guangdong Province, Hong Kong or Macau in China. ...
Toisanese or the Taishan dialect (å°å±±è©± Toisanese: Hoi4 saan6 wa1, Cantonese: toi4 saan1 wa6), or Seiyap (四邑), is a Chinese dialect (or group of very similar dialects) spoken in and around Taishan, in Guangdong province. ...
Hakka (Traditional: 客家; Simplified: 客家; Hanyu Pinyin: ; literal meaning guest families) are a Han Chinese people whose ancestors are said to originate from around Henan and Shanxi in northern China over 2700 years ago. ...
Ibans doing the ngajat A Modern Iban Longhouse in Kapit Division IBAN is also an acronym for International Bank Account Number The Ibans were formerly known during the colonial period by the British as Sea Dayaks and are a branch of the Dayak peoples of Borneo. ...
The Penan are, a nomadic aboriginal people living in Borneo. ...
An expatriate (in abbreviated form expat) is someone temporarily or permanently residing in a country and culture other than that of their upbringing and/or legal residence. ...
Caucasian is originally a geographical term, meaning relative or pertaining to the Caucasus region of eastern Europe. ...
Although it is the second most populous district, it has the lowest average population density (23 persons per square kilometer) of all four districts due to its large area. The population distribution is uneven, the areas around the coast are more densely settled than the mountaineous interior rainforests. The largest urban areas in terms of population are the district administrative capital of Kuala Belait and the oil town of Seria.
Transportation
Road The district is connected by the Seria/Lumut bypass to the Muara-Tutong highway to the east and by the Rasau Bridge to Sungai Tujoh and Miri in the west. Roads near the coast, particularly in the urban areas of Kuala Belait, Seria and Sungai Liang are mostly surfaced and in good condition. Roads towards the interior - Labi, Melilas and Sukang - are partially surfaced, but may suffer from floods and landslides during the rainy season. Miri made history as the first non-capital town to be elevated to city status. ...
Rail The Japanese built a wooden set of rail lines from Badas to the coast during the Second World War. This is no longer in use and has fallen into disrepair. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...
Ports and Ferries The port of Kuala Belait is one of the three ports in Brunei. It is located on the Belait river and caters to small craft. (See Kuala Belait.) Kuala Belait is a town located in the Sultanate of Brunei. ...
A ferry service crosses the mouth of the Belait River linking Kuala Belait to Kg. Sg. Teraban.
Air There is one airfield at Anduki, a suburb of Seria. This is used mainly by Shell to transport company personnel to the offshore rigs and platforms. (See Seria.) It has been suggested that Suburbia be merged into this article or section. ...
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Seria is a town in Belait District, Brunei. ...
The interior villages of Sukang are visited by a regular flying medical service.
There are no commercial flights into and out of the district.
Oil and Gas The Belait District, and Seria town in particular, is the heart of the oil and gas industry in Brunei. It has a large expatriate community, including many Dutch people. This is due to the fact that Royal Dutch Shell has a major presence in the region. An expatriate (in abbreviated form expat) is someone temporarily or permanently residing in a country and culture other than that of their upbringing and/or legal residence. ...
Royal Dutch Shell plc is a major energy company, one of the top four vertically integrated private sector oil, natural gas, and gasoline companies in the world (along with BP, ExxonMobil, and Total). ...
There are two onshore oil and gas fields in the district - the large Seria Oil Field discovered in 1929 which is still producing hydrocarbons even today, and the smaller Rasau Field close to the town of Kuala Belait. The Tali Field, which is an extension of the Seria Field is found in the coastal waters off Seria. Further offshore lies the South-West Ampa, Fairley, Fairley Baram and Egret fields.
The petroleum produced are processed onshore in and around Seria and the majority of it is exported. Some of the oil is refined at the refinery in Seria for local consumption. Natural Gas from the fields are sent to the Brunei Liquefied Natural Gas Plant (BLNG) in Lumut where it is cooled and liquefied. This is exported via tankers to mainly Japan and Korea. Nodding donkey pumping an oil well near Sarnia, Ontario Petroleum (from Greek petra – rock and elaion – oil or Latin oleum – oil ), crude oil, sometimes colloquially called black gold, is a thick, dark brown or greenish liquid. ...
A refinery is a building and/or the equipment used for refining or processing specific products. ...
Natural gas (commonly referred to as gas in many countries, but note that gas is also an American and Canadian shortening of gasoline) is a gaseous fossil fuel consisting primarily of methane. ...
For other places called Korea, see: Korea (disambiguation) Korea refers to South Korea and North Korea together, which were a unified country until 1948. ...
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