Muara, Brunei

Muara
Town
Pekan Muara
ڤكن موارا
Clockwise from top: Town centre, Setia Ali Mosque, Muara Naval Base, Muara Beach, shophouses
Muara, Brunei is located in Brunei
Muara, Brunei
Location in Brunei
Coordinates: 5°01′36″N 115°04′09″E / 5.0268°N 115.0693°E / 5.0268; 115.0693
CountryBrunei
DistrictBrunei–Muara
MukimSerasa
First settled19th century
Founded byWilliam Cowie
Government
 • Village headShahminan Abdul Rahman[1]
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
2,539
Time zoneUTC+8 (BNT)
Postcode
BT1128

Muara[a] or officially known as Muara Town (Malay: Pekan Muara), is a port town located in the Brunei–Muara District, approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi) from the capital, Bandar Seri Begawan. As of 2021, the population of the town was 2,539.[2] Muara is officially classified as a settlement under Mukim Serasa,[4] and its postcode is BT1128.[5]

  1. ^ BUKU DIREKTORI TELEFON PENGHULU-PENGHULU MUKIM DAN KETUA-KETUA KAMPUNG NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM (PDF) (in Malay). Vol. 4. Brunei: Bahagian Perancangan Daerah, Ministry of Home Affairs. April 2024. p. 17.
  2. ^ a b "Annex B" (PDF). DEPS.MoFE.gov.bn. Department of Economic Planning and Statistics, Ministry of Finance and Economy. October 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  3. ^ Cohen, Saul Bernard (2008). The Columbia Gazetteer of the World: A to G. Columbia University Press. p. 2542. ISBN 978-0-231-14554-1.
  4. ^ Sarini 2010, p. 17.
  5. ^ "Buku Poskod Edisi Kedua (Kemaskini 26 Disember 2018)" (PDF). post.gov.bn (in Malay). Brunei Postal Services Department. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2021.


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