Muara Beach (Malay: Pantai Muara) is a beach in Muara, Mukim Serasa, Brunei-Muara District, Brunei.[1][2] The beach used to stretch up to Pelumpong Spit, before they were cut apart in order to make way for easy access to Muara Port in the 1960s.[3][1] The beach is located at an estimated distance of 27 km from Bandar Seri Begawan,[4] and 3 km from Muara Port.[5]
| Muara Beach | |
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| Pantai Muara | |
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| Location | Muara, Serasa, Brunei-Muara |
| Nearest city | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei-Muara |
| Coordinates | 5°02′16″N 115°04′28″E / 5.0379012°N 115.0745247°E |
| Governing body | Bandar Seri Begawan Municipal Department |
History
editOn 10 June 1945, an amphibious assault was carried out at Green Beach (code for Muara Beach) during the Battle of Brunei,[6] by the 2/15th and 2/17th Battalions of the Australian Army in then Japan-occupied Brunei.[7] A war memorial was built on the beach in honor of this assault.[8]
The 11 hectare Muara Beach Recreational Park was officially opened in 2006.[9] It consisted of a 1.2 km track, volleyball field, beach football field, camping site and many more.[9] On 2 January 2022, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) organized a beach cleaning campaign.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b 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. 58. ISBN 978-971-10-2237-2.
- ^ Ledesma, Charles de; Lewis, Mark; Savage, Pauline (2003). Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. Rough Guides. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-84353-094-7.
- ^ "Pelumpong Spit, Muara". Archived from the original on 4 November 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ Thiessen, Tamara (2008). Bradt Travel Guide - Borneo. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 978-1-84162-252-1.
- ^ Guides, Rough (1 June 2018). The Rough Guide to Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei (Travel Guide eBook). Apa Publications (UK) Limited. ISBN 978-1-78919-418-0.
- ^ Pacific, United States Army Forces (1947). Engineers of the Southwest Pacific, 1941-45. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 291.
- ^ Coulthard-Clark, Christopher David (1998). Where Australians Fought: The Encyclopaedia of Australia's Battles. Allen & Unwin. p. 252. ISBN 978-1-86448-611-7.
- ^ Planet, Lonely; Albiston, Isabel; Atkinson, Brett; Benchwick, Greg; Bonetto, Cristian; Bush, Austin; Kelly, Robert; Richmond, Simon; Waters, Richard (1 August 2016). Lonely Planet Malaysia Singapore & Brunei. Lonely Planet. ISBN 978-1-76034-162-6.
- ^ a b "Department of Environment, Park and Recreation - Muara Recreational Beach". www.env.gov.bn. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "50 bags of trash collected at Muara beach clean-up » Borneo Bulletin Online". 50 bags of trash collected at Muara beach clean-up. 2 January 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.