Bangar, Brunei Explained

Bangar
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Brunei
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brunei
Pushpin Label Position:none
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Brunei
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Temburong
Subdivision Type2:Mukim
Subdivision Name2:Bangar
Established Title:Established
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:451
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:BNT
Utc Offset1:+8
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Postal Code:PA1151
Official Name:Bangar Town
Native Name:Pekan Bangar

Bangar is a town and administrative centre of Temburong District, Brunei, an isolated territorial exclave separated from the rest of the country by the Malaysian state of Sarawak. The population of the town proper was 451 in 2021.[1] A number of tiny retail establishments may be found throughout the town, providing everything from clothing to handicrafts to basic needs.[2]

Etymology

The origin name of the town has not been fully established thus several possibilities were opened up. A document published by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, claimed that the town has a literal descriptive name where Bangar meant a place of smelly dryish deadwood swamp.[3] Meanwhile the Kampong Belingos Protection Council (Majlis Perundingan Kampung Belingos) claimed that the word Bangar is derived from a Murut tribe that means board (papan).[4]

The origin of this term may be traced back to a location where the Murut people formerly donated boards for the construction of homes, huts, and boats close to the Pekan Bangar creek. Thus, Bengar was given to the region. However, the Survey Department at the time altered the name to Bangar. Old Bangar Town and New Bangar Town were the original divisions of Bangar Town. But as of late, that name has been dropped and replaced with Pekan Bangar alone.

Geography

One main road runs through the town, roughly east–west. Headed east of Bangar is Lawas, Sarawak (Malaysia) and to the west is the river crossing to Limbang, Sarawak (Malaysia). The road is the major route to the local quarry where boulders are collected, processed and shipped to stockyards in the capital, Bandar Seri Begawan, for construction companies. The town has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Administration

Bangar is an unincorporated town; it has no municipal body. It is only a village subdivision within Mukim Bangar, a mukim in the district.[5] [6] It has the postcode PA1151.[7] The town serves as a stopover and a communication hub and is the district administrative headquarters.[8]

Transportation

Road

Driving and going through the Puni Immigration Control Post in order to pass the Malaysian state of Sarawak's border at Limbang. More projects to improve road infrastructures, including those in Temburong District, would be carried out through the National Development Plan 2007–2012. These projects include repairing earth slips at various locations, upgrading high density roads to residential areas, replacing existing wooden bridges, and rehabilitating Jalan Bangar–Puni–Labu.

Water

The Pekan Bangar Boat Terminal construction project got under way on 19 June 2008, and it was finished on 19 December 2009. On 7 January 2010, Pehin Dato Haji Awang Abu Bakar, formally opened the terminal. The National Development Plan project that resulted in the construction of this port cost roughly $1.4 million. The route involves taking a boat to Bangar Town via Temburong River, which departs from a dock along the Brunei River. It should take 45 minutes to complete the route.

The Bangar Passenger Jetty Terminal reopened on 13 March 2018, according to the Maritime and Port Authority of Brunei Darussalam (MPABD), and offered boarding and disembarkation services for passenger boats traveling from Bangar to Bandar Seri Begawan.[9]

All passenger services of the jetty permanently closed their operations after Radio Television Brunei (RTB) Temburong District took over the Bangar MPABD building as their new branch once renovation works were completed on 1 March 2022. The Passenger Jetty Terminal continues to exist but remains unused.[10]

Air

Commercial travellers would have to travel to either Bandar Seri Begawan or Miri to catch a commercial flight.[11] The Bangar Helipad is the sole aviation facility.[12]

Infrastructure

Government

Government facilities in Bangar include:

Commerce

Bumiputera Main Complex has a variety of stores are housed on the three floors of this building, including a grocery store, a handicraft and souvenir shop, a cake shop, restaurants, a textile shop, a dhobi, a travel agency, and many more.

Tamu Aneka Temburong is a market to sample regional specialties, which are widely accessible at this dry market in the town across from the Youth Centre.

Education

Schools in Bangar include:

The Temburong District Library is a public library which sits on Jalan Labu, Eastern half of the town.[21]

Tourist attractions

Recreation and sports

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ANNEX B. Department of Economic Planning & Statistics. October 2021. 23 January 2024. deps.MoFE.gov.bn.
  2. Book: Temburong District. English News Division Information Department Prime Minister’s Office. 2011. 13, 17, 20–21.
  3. Book: Mohd Yunos, Rozan . SEMINAR UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ASIA, SOUTHEAST DIVISION . 2013 . 2.
  4. Web site: 2009-06-03 . SEJARAH KAMPUNG . 2023-07-10 . Majlis Perundingan Kampung Belingos . en.
  5. Web site: Temburong District. www.information.gov.bn. 8. 2018-02-28.
  6. Web site: Jabatan Daerah Temburong, Kementerian Hal Ehwal Dalam Negeri - MUKIM BANGAR. temburong.gov.bn. ms. 2018-02-28.
  7. Web site: Buku Poskod Edisi Kedua (Kemaskini 26 Disember 2018) . . 26 December 2018 . post.gov.bn . . ms . 29 July 2021 .
  8. Web site: MUKIM BANGAR . 2023-07-10 . Jabatan Daerah Temburong.
  9. Web site: 2018-03-14 . Terminal Jeti Bangar beroperasi » Media Permata Online . 2023-07-10 . Terminal Jeti Bangar beroperasi . en-US.
  10. Web site: 2022-03-22 . RTB unveils new building in Temburong District » Borneo Bulletin Online . 2023-07-11 . RTB unveils new building in Temburong District . en-US.
  11. Book: Inc, IBP . Brunei Business and Investment Opportunities Yearbook Volume 1 Strategic Information and Opportunities . 2016-05-14 . Lulu.com . 978-1-4387-0627-6 . 182 . en.
  12. Web site: PUJA . 2023-07-10 . www.pujajournal.com.
  13. Web site: 2017-10-04 . Jadual kaunter perkhidmatan pos sempena Jubli Emas » Media Permata Online . 2023-07-10 . Jadual kaunter perkhidmatan pos sempena Jubli Emas.
  14. Web site: 2022-10-05 . Lawatan kenali tugas bomba » Media Permata Online . 2023-07-10 . Lawatan kenali tugas bomba.
  15. Web site: Berita 2021b - Barang tegahan ditemukan di dalam kenderaan... . 2023-07-10 . www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn . en-GB.
  16. Web site: Jabatan Daerah Temburong, Kementerian Hal Ehwal Dalam Negeri - Latar Belakang Jabatan Daerah . 2023-07-10 . www.temburong.gov.bn.
  17. Web site: 2022-04-11 . Kem. Pertahanan imarah masjid di Temburong » Media Permata Online . 2023-07-10 . Kem. Pertahanan imarah masjid di Temburong.
  18. Web site: 2016-12-12 . MINDEF AND RBAF SURAUS GET OFFICIAL NAMES . 2024-06-12 . www.mindef.gov.bn . 35.
  19. Web site: 2023-03-06. Sultan Hassan Secondary School new building. 2023-07-13. Brunei News Gazette.
  20. Web site: Call for more Temburong tourism packages. 2023-07-10 . borneo363.rssing.com.
  21. Web site: Perpustakaan DBP Seluruh Negara. 2017-12-19. www.dbplibrary.gov.bn.
  22. Web site: Attractions – Green Brunei . 2023-07-10 . en-US.
  23. Web site: Berita - Umat Islam di Temburong tunaikan Sembahyang... . 2023-07-10 . www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn.
  24. Book: Haji.), Metussin bin Haji Baki (Awang . Catatan sejarah masjid-masjid Negara Brunei Darussalam . 1993 . Jabatan Hal Ehwal Syara'iah, Kementerian Hal Ehwal Ugama . 366 . ms.
  25. Web site: Old Temburong District Office to be turned into museum The BT Archive . 2023-07-10 . btarchive.org.
  26. Web site: bruakal: facts about Brunei . 2023-07-10 . Tumblr.
  27. Book: Melayong, Muhammad Hadi bin Muhammad . Memoir seorang negarawan . 2009 . Pusat Sejarah Brunei, Kementerian Kebudayaan, Belia dan Sukan . 978-99917-34-69-9 . 148 . ms.
  28. Web site: Jabatan Muzium-Muzium - Monumen dan Tapak-Tapak Arkeologi . 2023-07-10 . www.museums.gov.bn.
  29. Web site: 2017-05-29. Taman Perayaan berwajah baru » Media Permata Online. 2023-07-10. Taman Perayaan berwajah baru.

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