Kampong Sungai Teraban

Kampong Sungai Teraban is a village (kampong) in Brunei. It is located in the Belait district across the mouth of the Belait River [http://www.brudirect.com/DailyInfo/News/Archive/Dec06/041206/nite04.htm BruDirect - Kg Sg Teraban Development Goes On Show In Belait, dated 04-12-2006] - retrieved 17-04-2007] from Kuala Belait and serves as a suburb of the latter. The current village has a population of 941 [http://www.brudirect.com/DailyInfo/News/Archive/Dec06/041206/nite04.htm BruDirect - Kg Sg Teraban Development Goes On Show In Belait, dated 04-12-2006] - retrieved 17-04-2007] .

Location

Kampong Sungai Teraban is located on the west bank of the mouth of the Belait River [http://www.brudirect.com/DailyInfo/News/Archive/Dec06/041206/nite04.htm BruDirect - Kg Sg Teraban Development Goes On Show In Belait, dated 04-12-2006] - retrieved 17-04-2007] at 114.18ºE longtitude and 4.59ºN latitude. The village is bounded by the South China Sea to the north, the Belait River to the east, Rasau to the south with the villages of Kampong Sungai Tiga and the Malaysian border at Sungai Tujoh to the west [http://www.brunei.gov.bn/government/plan.htm National Development Plan] of Brunei Darussalam. Government site retrieved 19-04-2007.] .

Kampong Sungai Teraban is one of the kampongs in Mukim Kuala Belait [ [http://www.rtb.gov.bn/NewsUpdate/2003/April03/280403/main3.htm Radio Television Brunei - A Clean Village Benefits in Health and Harmony, dated 28th April 2003] ] - retrieved 17-04-2007] . Due to its proximity to downtown Kuala Belait, which is immediately across the river from the village, it serves mainly as a residential suburb for the nearby town.

History

Kuala Belait was a small fishing village at the turn of the 20th century. The natives were Belait Malays who were mainly fishermen. According to local customs, there was a falling out between two groups of the inhabitants and one of those groups moved to the west bank of the mouth of the Belait River to found the current day Kampong Sungai Teraban.

Kampong Sungai Teraban gain prominence in the latter half of the 20th century as a point en route to Miri in Sarawak, Malaysia. Oil from the Seria field was initially exported to Lutong in Miri via a pipeline running through the village. This was halted after the construction of the Seria Crude Oil Terminal [ [http://www.rtb.gov.bn/NewsUpdate/2003/March03/180303/main7.htm Radio Television Brunei news item March 2003] retrieved 19-04-2007] . The pipeline has since been dismantled.

A ferry connected the village to Kuala Belait which was the only route for land vehicles to travel from Bandar Seri Begawan and other places east of the Belait River overland to Miri for much of the 20th century. The ferry is no longer in operation, due to its declined use since the opening of the Rasau bridge linking Kampong Sungai Duhon to Rasau. [ [http://www.brudirect.com/DailyInfo/News/Archive/Apr05/030405/nite22.htm Belait Under Royal Scrutiny] - retrieved 19-04-2007]

Oil and gas

Kampong Sungai Teraban is located north of the onshore Rasau field. The main area for the field is located south of Kampong Sungai Teraban and most of the wells are located there. [ [http://www.bsp.com.bn/main/aboutbsp/about_oil_gas.asp Brunei Shell History of Oil and Gas] retrieved 19-04-2007]

The Sungai Teraban Valve Station (STVS) is located near the mouth of the Belait River. It supplies domestic gas and potable water to the village and to the Rasau facilies in the south.

Transportation

The main roads linking the ferry crossing towards the Malaysian border (11 kilometers) [http://www.brunei.gov.bn/government/plan.htm National Development Plan] of Brunei Darussalam. Government site retrieved 19-04-2007.] and towards Rasau bridge are surfaced. Not all the roads in the village are surfaced.

There is a scheduled bus service that runs through the village from the bus station in Kuala Belait to the immigration post at Sungai Tujoh (towards Miri). [ [http://www.biaramas.com/fares.html Biaramas fares from Sarawak] - retrieved 19-04-2007]

A ferry used to connect Kampong Sungai Teraban to Kuala Belait town to the east [ [http://www.asiatravel.com/brunei/bruinfo.html Asia Travel Brunei Infomation] Retrieved 19-04-2007] . The ferry operated from 6am to 6pm and there was a charge of $3 one way for taking the ferry across the river. The ferry is no longer in service.

There are no airports in the village. Commercial travellers would have to travel to either Bandar Seri Begawan or Miri to catch a commercial flight.

chools

Sekolah Rendah Sungai Teraban (or the Sungai Teraban Primary School in English) is only a small public (government) school in the village. [ [http://www.moe.gov.bn/prgov.htm Government Primary Schools in Brunei] ] retrieved 19-04-2007] The school also caters for Religious Afternoon Classes for the primary students. There are no secondary or tertiary education facilities in the village. [ [http://www.moe.gov.bn/directory/secgov.htm Secondary Schools in Brunei] retrieved 19-04-2007] [ [http://www.moe.gov.bn/directory/privatesch.htm Private Schools in Brunei] retrieved 19-04-2007]

Notes