Berambang Island Explained

Berambang Island
Native Name:Pulau Berambang
Native Name Lang:Bahasa Melayu
Pushpin Map:Brunei
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Brunei
Coordinates:4.8586°N 114.9813°W
Country:Brunei
Location:Brunei Bay
Country Admin Divisions Title:District
Country Admin Divisions:Brunei-Muara
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Mukim
Country Admin Divisions 1:Kota Batu
Population:1,530
Population As Of:2016
Nickname:Buang Tawer
Archipelago:Malay Archipelago

Berambang Island is an island at the southern bank of the Brunei River in the Mukim Kota Batu, Brunei-Muara District, Brunei.[1] [2] The island was formerly named Buang Tawer during The Brooke Era from 1841 until 1941.[3] The mausoleum of the 9th Sultan of Brunei, Sultan Muhammad Hassan is located on the island, near Kampong Sungai Bunga.[4]

A proposal for an protection status to be implemented on the island.[5] The island is home to proboscis monkeys, birds, secondary forests and swamp forests.

Geography

Berambang, Baru-Baru and Berbunut are the three islands which are located in close proximity of Bandar Seri Begawan.[6] Cermin Island sits at an estimated distance of north of Kampong Sungai Bunga.[7] Cape Kindana (Tanjong Kindana) is located at the most north eastern end of the island.[8] It is also the longest island in Brunei Bay and the biggest in the Brunei River.[9] [10]

History

During Sultan Hassan's reign from 1582 until 1598, he was the architect of the bridge linking from Tanjong Kindana or also known as Tanjong Chendana, to Cermin Island.[11] [12] It can be noted that after the death of Sultan Hassan in 1598, he was buried near Sungai Bunga in Cape Kindana.

In 1903, a Charles Brooke's coal mine discovered oil on the island.[13] A total of of coal was exported by Rajah of Sarawak's Brooketon Colliery in Muara and Buang Tawer.[14] [15] According to an annual report in 1915, a blockhouse overlooking the river built during the coal mining days was dismantled and materials were reused to build a new office, police station and barracks in Muara.[16] [17] Crude oil was discovered in 1920 and by 1924, it has already produced up to .

In the 1990s, a proposal was made to create a mangrove forest reserve.[18] As part of the 2001-2005 Eighth National Development Plan (RKN), a B$181.5 million housing scheme was drawn up in several areas which included Kampong Sungai Bunga.[19] In 2007, a new cemetery was built on the island.[20]

Administration

As of 2016, the island comprised the following census villages:[21]

VillagePopulation(2016)
Kampong Riong41
Kampong Sungai Bunga797
Kampong Menunggol541
Kampong Pudak151
Majority of the buildings are built from concrete, especially on the northern side of the island.[22]

Places of interest

Batu Gasing Awang Semaun – local legend has it that near Bukit Patoi in Temburong, the legendary warrior Awang Semaun and his nephew, Awang Sinuai, were engaged in a game of gasing (spinning top). When it came Awang Semaun's turn to spin his gasing, it collided with his nephew's and took off from Temburong toward the Brunei River, where it bounced off the seas like a skipping stone and landed upside-down on the shores of Berambang Island, where it spun until it transformed into a large rock.[23]

References

  1. Web site: 2019 . Brunei-River-Heritage-Trail_compressed . bruneitourism.com.
  2. Book: Awang.), Mohd Jamil Al-Sufri (Pehin Orang Kaya Amar Diraja Dato Seri Utama Haji . Tarsilah Brunei: The Early History of Brunei Up to 1432 AD . 2000 . Brunei History Centre, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports . 978-99917-34-03-3 . 11 . en.
  3. Book: Watson, A. C. . Bubungan Dua Belas . 2002 . Brunei Museums Department, Kementerian kebudayaan Belia dan Sukan . 978-99917-30-06-6 . 15 . en.
  4. Web site: Timba Ilmu, Pengalaman Baharu Brunei's No.1 News Website . 2022-07-26 . www.brudirect.com.
  5. Book: Silvestre, Geronimo . The Coastal Resources of Brunei Darussalam: Status, Utilization and Management . 1992 . WorldFish . 978-971-8709-11-5 . 151 . en.
  6. Book: Silvestre, Geronimo . The Coastal Resources of Brunei Darussalam: Status, Utilization and Management . 1992 . WorldFish . 978-971-8709-11-5 . 143 . en.
  7. Book: Office, United States Hydrographic . Publication . 1949 . U.S. Government Printing Office . 360 . en.
  8. Book: Brunei, Muzium . The Brunei Museum Journal . 1989 . 119 . en.
  9. Book: Karim, Abdul . Keruntuhan Empayar Brunei KM 19: satu kajian dari sudut ekonomi . 2008 . Pusat Sejarah Brunei, Kementerian Kebudayaan, Belia dan Sukan . 978-99917-34-58-3 . 10 . ms.
  10. Web site: 2020-08-20 . Discovering Brunei's island destinations » Borneo Bulletin Online . 2022-07-24 . Discovering Brunei’s island destinations . en-US.
  11. Book: Brunei . Annual Report - State of Brunei . 1977 . 494 . en.
  12. Book: International Seminar on Brunei Malay Sultanate in Nusantara: proceedings . 1996 . Akademi Pengajian Brunei, Universiti Brunei Darussalam . 325 . ms.
  13. Book: Sidhu, Jatswan S. . Historical Dictionary of Brunei Darussalam . 2009-12-22 . Scarecrow Press . 978-0-8108-7078-9 . xxxii . en.
  14. Book: Manufactures, United States Bureau of . Monthly Consular and Trade Reports . 1908 . U.S. Government Printing Office . 31 . en.
  15. Book: Commons, Great Britain Parliament House of . Parliamentary Papers: 1909-1982 . 1909 . H.M. Stationery Office . 286 . en.
  16. Book: Brunei, Muzium . Brunei Museum journal . 1981 . 77 . en.
  17. Book: Watson, A. C. . Bubungan Dua Belas . 2002 . Brunei Museums Department, Kementerian kebudayaan Belia dan Sukan . 978-99917-30-06-6 . 41 . en.
  18. Book: Nature, World Wide Fund for . Centres of Plant Diversity: Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific . 1994 . World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and ICUN - World Conservation Union . 978-2-8317-0198-1 . 252 . en.
  19. Book: Brunei . Eighth National Development Plan, 2001-2005 . 2000 . Government Print. Department . 171 . en.
  20. Book: Brunei . Brunei Darussalam Long-term Development Plan . 2007 . Government Print. Department, Prime Minister's Office, Brunei Darussalam . 149 . en.
  21. Web site: . December 2018 . Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016 . 27 June 2021 . www.deps.gov.bn . Statistics Department .
  22. Book: Badarudin, Adnan bin Pengiran . Transforming Traditions: Architecture in the ASEAN Countries : Brunei, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand . 2001 . ASEAN Committee on Culture and Information . 978-981-04-3696-4 . 28 . en.
  23. Web site: Brunei River Heritage Trail .

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