Belait Beach (Malay: Pantai Belait),[1] also known as Kuala Belait Beach (Malay: Pantai Kuala Belait),[2] is a beach in Kuala Belait, Mukim Kuala Belait, Belait District, Brunei.[3] The beach used to stretch from Kuala Belait to Pelumpong Spit but was cut and split at Muara Beach.[4]
| Belait Beach | |
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| Pantai Belait | |
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| Location | Kuala Belait, Kuala Belait, Belait |
| Nearest city | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei-Muara |
| Coordinates | 4°35′32″N 114°12′44″E / 4.5921880°N 114.2121968°E |
| Governing body | Kuala Belait and Seria Municipal Department |
Offshore platforms from the South West Ampa Field can also be seen in distance from the beach.[5] Seawalls have been built along the coastline in order to reduce erosion.[6] Activities such as surf fishing do take place on the beach.[7]
History
editIn 1930, British Malayan Petroleum Company (BMPC) constructed a telephone line along the Belait coastline which linked up Seria and Rasau.[8] As of 1934, the beach was used as a highway between the town and Tutong District.[9] In which a ferry would take passengers across the Tutong River separating the two districts.[10]
At midnight on 16 December 1941,[11] an amphibious assault was carried out by 10,000 soldiers from the Japanese Kawaguchi Detachment at Belait Beach as part of the Japanese occupation of British Borneo during World War II.[12][13]
From 2001 to 2005, the Eighth National Development Plan (RKN 8) aimed to build a car park and dumping ground within two separate plans.[14] On 2 February 2020, a company was issued a penalty for illegal dumping on the beach.[15]
References
edit- ^ Dari "Pemburu" ke "Terapeutik": antologi cerpen Mastera (in Malay). Pusat Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan Nasional. 2005. p. 127. ISBN 978-979-685-480-6. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ Brunei (1958). Penyata pembangunan Negeri Brunei 1953-1958 (in Malay). p. 69. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ Brunei, Muzium (1994). Brunei Museum journal. The Museum. p. 55. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ Silvestre, Geronimo (1992). The Coastal Resources of Brunei Darussalam: Status, Utilization and Management. WorldFish. p. 141. ISBN 978-971-8709-11-5. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ activ8bn. "5 spectacular sunset spots around Brunei". Brunei Tourism. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Chua, Thia-Eng; Chou, L. M.; Sadorra, Marie Sol M. (1987). The Coastal Environmental Profile of Brunei Darussalam: Resource Assessment and Management Issues. WorldFish. p. 59. ISBN 978-971-10-2237-2. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "Riding on the wave of surfcasting » Borneo Bulletin Online". Riding on the wave of surfcasting. 23 June 2021. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ Office, Great Britain Colonial (1930). Colonial Reports - Annual. H.M. Stationery Office. p. 12. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ Saunders, Graham (5 November 2013). A History of Brunei. Routledge. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-136-87394-2. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ Colonial Reports--annual. H.M. Stationery Office. 1934. p. 25.
- ^ Halim, Yura (2002). Ririsej Brunei Darussalam (in Malay). Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Brunei, Kementerian Kebudayaan, Belia dan Sukan. p. 40. ISBN 978-99917-0-251-3.
- ^ Saunders, Graham (5 November 2013). A History of Brunei. Routledge. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-136-87394-2.
- ^ Ooi, Keat Gin (17 December 2010). The Japanese Occupation of Borneo, 1941-45. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-96309-4. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ Brunei (2000). Eighth National Development Plan, 2001-2005. Government Print. Department. p. 212. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "Local company fined for littering » Borneo Bulletin Online". Local company fined for littering. 2 February 2020. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2022.