Kuala Belait
Kuala Belait (Malay: Pekan Kuala Belait; Jawi: کوالا بلايت; abbrev: KB) is the administrative town of Belait District, Brunei. The population of the town proper was 4,259 in 2016. Kuala Belait is officially a municipal area (kawasan bandaran), as well as a village under the mukim of the same name. The town is located 85 kilometres (53 mi) west of the country's capital Bandar Seri Begawan, and 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Seria, the district's other town. It is also in the westernmost part of country, near the mouth of the Belait River.
Kuala Belait | |
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Municipal area and town | |
Clockwise from top left: Kuala Belait at night, Belait Beach, Belait River, Marine Construction Yard | |
Location in Brunei | |
| Coordinates: 4°34′58″N 114°11′30″E | |
| Country | Brunei |
| District | Belait |
| Mukim | Kuala Belait |
| Government | |
| • Village head | Sufrizal Hamdan |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 4,259 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (BNT) |
| Postcode | KA1131 |
| Website | bandaran-kb |
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