Seria - Kampung

Kampung

Unlike the other municipal areas in the country, Pekan Seria is not divided into Kampung. However the neighboring kampung serve as suburbs to Seria.

  • Panaga or Kampung Panaga is located between the towns of Kuala Belait and Seria. This large area can be further subdivided into the following areas:
    • Jalan Utara. This is home to a large number of expatriates due to a large concentration of Brunei Shell housing and facilities located in the area. The head offices of Brunei Shell Petroleum is found in this area as well as the well-known clubs Panaga Club and BSRC.
    • The Canadian Houses area along Jalan Tengah. This area consist of Shell housing facilities built in the style of Canadian log houses. The timber used to construct these houses were imported from Canada.
    • The area around the Panaga Police Station and Sekolah Rendah Panaga (Panaga Primary School). This area is predominately Malay and more commonly associated with the term "Kampung Panaga".
    • The military area immediately to the west of the town area.
    • North and West of Seria. These are the areas between Panaga proper and the municipality of Seria. It contains a number of British Army and Brunei Shell facilities and housing for both the British Army and Brunei Shell employees.
  • Kampung Baru is located to the east of Seria on the left banks of Sungai Bera. This is a mainly Chinese and Iban area. The old wooden railway, built by the Japanese to Badas, runs through Kampung Baru.
  • Kampung Lorong Tiga Selatan is a new village constructed by the government as part of the Landless housing scheme. It is located south of the Seria municipal area towards the Seria Bypass.
  • Kampung Perpindahan Baru is the landless housing scheme area to the west of the access road from Seria to the Seria Bypass
  • Sungai Bera is an industrial area to the north of Kampong Baru and the north-east of Seria municipal area. It contains the only oil refinery in Brunei.
  • Kampung Perakong
  • Kampung Jabang is also known as Kampong Setinggan and is located immediately to the south of the municipal area.
  • Anduki is a sparsely populated area between Seria and Lumut. It contains the Anduki airfield and the Anduki recreation area.

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