Kampong Serasa

Kampong Serasa is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, near the port town Muara. The population was 3,200 in 2016.[1] It is home to Serasa Ferry Terminal, the country's primary international ferry terminal.

"Serasa" redirects here. For the mukim subdivision, see Mukim Serasa.

Serasa
Kampung Serasa
Village
Kampong Serasa
Kampong Serasa is located in Brunei
Kampong Serasa
Location in Brunei
Coordinates: 5°00′51″N 115°03′30″E
CountryBrunei
DistrictBrunei-Muara
MukimSerasa
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total3,200
Time zoneUTC+8 (BNT)
Postcode
BT1728

Name

Serasa is thought to have been given its name by a group of migrant workers who arrived at one of the village's waterways. They took some of the pucuk gajus (cashew leaves) and pucuk pawas (sprouts) as side dishes when they stopped to rest and eat their prepared pais-paisan meals. They discovered the taste of the pucuk-pucuk to be serasa (fitted to their palates), after eating it. They settled there and gave the river the name Serasa. As these people originated from Indonesia's Sebatik Island, the town was briefly known as Kampong Sebatik.[2]

Geography

Kampong Serasa is located in the north-easternmost part of Brunei-Muara District. It is one of the villages within Mukim Serasa. It comprises the original village settlement and the public housing estate Kampong Perpindahan Serasa. It also encompasses Serasa Industrial Site, one of the dedicated industrial estates in the country.

The village has the postcode BT1728.[3]

Facilities

Serasa Primary School is the village's government primary school, whereas Pengiran Muda Abdul Azim Religious School is the village's government school for the country's Islamic religious primary education.

The village mosque is Kampong Perpindahan Serasa Mosque; it was inaugurated on 28 August 1987 and can accommodate 500 worshippers.[4]

The village is also home to Pengiran Isteri Hajjah Mariam Secondary School, the government secondary school for the residents in Mukim Serasa.

Ferry terminal

Serasa Ferry Terminal is the main international ferry terminal in Brunei. It mainly serves passengers arriving from and departing to Labuan and Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia by sea.[5] The terminal recorded an annual average of 60,000 tourist arrivals from these destinations.[5]

Places of interest
  • Serasa Beach

References
  1. "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Department of Statistics. December 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  2. Mohd Yunos, Rozan (2013). SEMINAR UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ASIA, SOUTHEAST DIVISION (PDF). p. 9.
  3. "Buku Poskod Edisi Kedua (Kemaskini 26 Disember 2018)" (PDF). post.gov.bn (in Malay). Brunei Postal Services Department. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. "SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Kampong Perpindahan Serasa". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  5. ""Discover Muara" Promotion Provides Exposure to Tour Packages & Places of Interest in the Country". Brudirect.com. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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