Bruit Island

Bruit Island
	Bruit Island
Geography
Coordinates	2°35′0″N 111°20′0″E / 2.58333°N 111.33333°ECoordinates: 2°35′0″N 111°20′0″E / 2.58333°N 111.33333°E
Administration
	Malaysia
State	Sarawak
Demographics
Population	9,342 (2016)

Bruit Island (Malay: Pulau Bruit) is an island of Malaysia, and is a part of the state of Sarawak. Located in the Rejang Delta, 150 km northwest of Kuching, under Mukah division in Daro district.^[2] With a population of around 9,342, it is the second largest island in Malaysia after Banggi Island.^[2]

History[]

According to the book, “Sarawak and Its People”, the inhabitants of Pulau Bruit has been in existent before 1830.^[3]

Geography[]

Pulau Bruit lies within the , with the South China Sea to the north and west, Sarikei to the south and to the east. The island is separated from the other islands in the Rejang delta and the mainland by the mouth of Batang Paloh ("batang" means river in the local language) on the south and Muara Lassa ( "muara" means mouth of river) on the east.

Currently the island is connected to the surrounding mainland and towns by two ferry points; one at the southern end and the other on the eastern side. The southern ferry connects the island by road to Tanjung Manis, a seaport, and Sibu town. The eastern ferry point connects it to Daro town and to Mukah, the divisional administrative centre.

A number of fishing villages are located.along the coast, especially on the western side, facing South China Sea and a few others along the rest of the Island's coast. The villages are usually located at the mouth of small rivers on the island. The two main villages are Kampung Semop and Kg. Bruit ( "kampong" or short form "Kg." means village). Currently a lot of the villages are connected by branch roads joint to the main road roughly traversing the island longitudinally.

Below is the list of population in Bruit island by village (kampung)

Bruit - 1935
Tekajong - 1238
Penipah - 1081
Salah Kecil - 364
Penibong - 425
Penuai - 105
Kut - 182
Semop - 1967
Saai - 174
Sedi - 69
Sebako - 773
Betanak - 905
Rumah Juing, Sungai Kelai - 124

References[]

^ "Penduduk Daro - Majlis Daerah Matu-Daro".
^ ^a ^b Angelina Sinyang (14 November 2015). "Pulau Bruit jadi tumpuan gara-gara penemuan 'emas'". Utusan Malaysia. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
^ Wilfred Pilo (11 December 2010). "Pulau Bruit in dire straits". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 15 August 2019.

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[1] "Penduduk Daro - Majlis Daerah Matu-Daro".

[emas-2] Angelina Sinyang (14 November 2015). "Pulau Bruit jadi tumpuan gara-gara penemuan 'emas'". Utusan Malaysia. Retrieved 15 August 2019.

[direstraits-3] Wilfred Pilo (11 December 2010). "Pulau Bruit in dire straits". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 15 August 2019.

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