Lumut, Brunei

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Lumut
Kampong Lumut
Village
Lumut, Brunei is located in Brunei
Lumut, Brunei
Location in Brunei
Coordinates: 4°39′22″N 114°26′02″E / 4.656°N 114.434°E / 4.656; 114.434Coordinates: 4°39′22″N 114°26′02″E / 4.656°N 114.434°E / 4.656; 114.434
CountryBrunei
DistrictBelait
MukimLiang
Population
 (2016)[a]
 • Total11,273
Time zoneUTC+8 (BNT)

Lumut or Kampong Lumut is a coastal settlement in Belait District, Brunei, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the district town Kuala Belait. The total population was 11,273 in 2016.[a]

History[]

Archaeological evidence found in Lumut suggests that human activity had existed in the area as early as the fourteenth century; Chinese and Siamese potteries dateable to the time corresponding to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) had been unearthed in the vicinity of the Lumut River.[1][2] However, the characteristics of the evidence suggests that the site was for burial rather than residential purpose.[1][2]

Administration[]

For subdivision purposes the area is divided into two villages, namely Kampong Lumut I ("one") and Kampong Lumut II ("two"), where each is overseen by a village head (ketua kampung). The village head of Kampong Lumut I oversees the following census villages:[citation needed]

Village Population
(2016)[3] 		Postcode[4]
Kampong Agis-Agis 270 KC3335
Kampong Lumut 233 KC2935
Kampong Lumut Tersusun 1,020 KC4135
Kampong Sungai Bakong 1,451 KC4535
Kampong Sungai Kang 113 KC3735
Kampong Sungai Kuru 352 KC3935
Kampong Sungai Lalit 369 KC3535
Total 3,808 -

Meanwhile, the village head of Kampong Lumut II oversees the following census villages:[citation needed]

Village Population
(2016)[3]		 Postcode[4]
Kampong Sungai Tali 1,051 KC4935
Kampong Sungai Taring 982 KC4735
Perkhemahan Lumut 811 KC5735
RPN Lumut Area 1 2,040 KC5135
RPN Lumut Area 2 2,581 KC5335
Total 7,465 -

Kampong Lumut I and Kampong Lumut II, including the constituent census villages, are among the village subdivisions under Mukim Liang.[5]

Infrastructures[]

Schools[]

The local primary schools include Lumut Primary School and Sungai Tali Primary School.

Lumut Primary School also houses Lumut Religious School, a sekolah ugama or school for the country's Islamic religious primary education. Another sekolah ugama in the area is Sungai Taring Primary School, located in a separate building adjacent to Sungai Tali Primary School.

Lumut is also home to the following educational institutions:

  • Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Rashidah Sa'adatul Bolkiah Secondary School — one of the few government secondary schools in Belait District. The school complex sits on a 16.2-hectare (40-acre) land; the construction began in November 1992 and completed in about 14 months.[6] It was named after Princess Rashidah, the eldest daughter of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah with the queen consort Queen Saleha.
  • School of Science and Engineering campus of Brunei Polytechnic — one of the few technical colleges in the country. The building complex was originally built and intended to be a second secondary school in the area to alleviate the growing number of students in Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Rashidah Sa'adatul Bolkiah Secondary School.[6] The decision to repurpose the school into a technical college was then intended to take advantage of the school's close proximity to the country's oil and gas industry near Seria town.[7]

Miscellaneous[]

The area encompasses RPN Lumut, a public housing estate.

Zainab Mosque is the sole local mosque; it was inaugurated by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah on 22 May 1998.[8] It can accommodate 2,000 worshippers.[8]

Seria – Lumut Highway (also known as Lumut Bypass) which passes through the area is a dual-carriageway and part of the country's primary highway along the coast which connects Muara town at the easternmost end of the country's mainland with Kuala Belait at the western edge. It bypasses the built-up area of Lumut. The two-land road which traverses the built-up area is the highway's alternative and formerly part of the country's highway prior to the construction of the bypass.

The area is home to Lumut Beach, a public beach recreational area. It is also home to Liang Lumut Recreation Club which has a multipurpose hall and a small waterpark.

Industry[]

Lumut is home to the Brunei LNG plant, a 130-hectare (320-acre) liquified natural gas plant with annual production capacity of 6.7 million tonnes.[9]

Lumut also has a small retail economy. There are a few commercial buildings and several shops, mainly grocery stores and restaurants, for the consumption of the residents.

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b See Administration section.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Omar, Matussin (1981). Archaeological Excavations in Protohistoric Brunei. Muzium Brunei. pp. 66–67.
  2. ^ a b "15th century artifacts found in Lumut". The Brunei Times. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Department of Statistics. December 2018. p. 139. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Buku Poskod Edisi Kedua (Kemaskini 26 Disember 2018)" (PDF). post.gov.bn (in Malay). Brunei Postal Services Department. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Lawatan Kerja Menteri HEDN Ke Daerah Belait". Brudirect.com (in Malay). 10 April 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Berangkat melawat sekolah menengah dan Projek RPN Lumut" (PDF). Pelita Brunei (in Malay) (58 #36) (published 25 March 2013). Jabatan Penerangan. 23 March 2013. p. 13. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  7. ^ Saerah Haji Abdul Ghani (11 March 2015). "Transformasi pendidikan di bawah IBTE giat dilaksanakan" (PDF). Pelita Brunei (in Malay) (60 #32) (published 16 March 2015). Jabatan Penerangan. p. 8. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  8. ^ a b "SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Zainab". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  9. ^ "The Plant | Brunei LNG Sendirian Berhad". www.bruneilng.com. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
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