Mukim Serasa

{{Short description|Mukim in Brunei}} {{about|the mukim subdivision|the village|Kampong Serasa}} {{EngvarB|date=July 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Mukim Serasa | settlement_type = [[Mukims of Brunei|Mukim]] | image_map = Brunei_and_Muara_mukims.png | map_alt = | map_caption = Serasa is in pink. | coordinates = {{coord|5|00|29|N|115|03|09|E|region:BN_type:adm2nd|display=inline,title}}  | subdivision_type = [[Country]] | subdivision_name = [[Brunei]] | subdivision_type1 = [[Districts of Brunei|District]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Brunei-Muara District|Brunei-Muara]] | established_title = Established | established_date =  | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_note = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | area_total_ha =  | population_footnotes = <ref name="Annex-B2" /> | population_as_of = 2021 | population_total = 18,569 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone = [[Brunei Darussalam Time|BNT]] | utc_offset1 = +8 | postal_code_type = Postcode | postal_code = BTxx28 | website =  | footnotes = | image_skyline = File:BN-muara-marine-2.jpg | image_caption = [[Muara Naval Base]] | leader_title = [[Penghulu]] | leader_name = Brunei–Muara District Office<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |url=https://www.moha.gov.bn/Downloads/2023/DirektoriPMKK_V04%20APRIL2024.pdf |title=BUKU DIREKTORI TELEFON PENGHULU-PENGHULU MUKIM DAN KETUA-KETUA KAMPUNG NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM |date=April 2024 |publisher=Bahagian Perancangan Daerah, [[Ministry of Home Affairs (Brunei)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] |volume=4 |location=Brunei |pages=17 |language=ms}}</ref> }} '''Mukim Serasa''' is a [[mukims of Brunei|mukim]] in [[Brunei-Muara District]], [[Brunei]]. The population was 18,569 in 2021.<ref name="census 2016">{{cite web |url=http://www.deps.gov.bn/DEPD%20Documents%20Library/DOS/KBPP/finalreport2016/KBPP_2016.pdf |title=Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016 |author= |date=December 2018 |website=www.deps.gov.bn |publisher=Department of Statistics |access-date=27 June 2021 |page=}}</ref> The mukim encompasses [[Muara Town]], home to [[Muara Port]], the country's only [[deepwater port]].

== Etymology == Serasa is thought to have been given its name by a group of [[Migrant worker|migrant workers]] who arrived at one of the village's [[Waterway|waterways]]. They took some of the ''pucuk gajus'' ([[cashew]] leaves) and ''pucuk pawas'' ([[Sprouting|sprouts]]) as [[Side dish|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 [[Palate|palates]]), after eating it. They settled there and gave the river the name Serasa. Meragang, means red monkey in [[Dusun language|Dusun]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mohd Yunos |first=Rozan |url=https://www.jupem.gov.my/v1/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Hj-Mohd-Rozan-An-introduction-to-the-history-of-geographical-place-names-in-Brunei.pdf |title=SEMINAR UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ASIA, SOUTHEAST DIVISION |year=2013 |pages=9, 18}}</ref>

== Geography == Mukim Serasa is the north-easternmost mukim in the district, its land border is only with [[Mukim Mentiri]] to the west; the rest are bounded by the [[South China Sea]] to the north and the [[Brunei Bay]] to the east and south.

There are several island bodies off the coast of Serasa and the two which are well-known include Pelong Rocks ({{Langx|ms|Pulau Pilong-Pilongan}}) and [[Pulau Muara Besar]]. There are also two sand spits found on its coast: [[Pelumpong Island]], which is originally a spit but has become a narrow island when an artificial channel was cut to provide access to Muara Port;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ports.gov.bn/ports/1.htm|title=Ports department - Muara Port facilities|access-date=2007-05-28|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928154557/http://www.ports.gov.bn/ports/1.htm|archive-date=2007-09-28}}</ref> and Serasa Spit, an artificial spit.

== Demographics == As of the [[2016 Brunei census|2016 census]],<ref name="census 2016" /> the population of Mukim Serasa comprised 8,770 males and 7,403 females. The mukim had 2,946 households occupying 2,878 dwellings. The entire population lived in [[urban areas]].

== Villages == As of 2021, the mukim encompasses the following [[villages of Brunei|villages]]: {| class="wikitable" !Settlements<ref name="Annex-B2">{{Cite web |date=October 2021 |title=Annex B |url=https://deps.mofe.gov.bn/DEPD%20Documents%20Library/DOS/POP/2021/ANNEX%20B.pdf |access-date=23 January 2024 |website=DEPS.MoFE.gov.bn |publisher=Department of Economic Planning and Statistics, [[Ministry of Finance and Economy (Brunei)|Ministry of Finance and Economy]]}}</ref> !Population (2021)<ref name="Annex-B2" /> ![[Ketua kampung]] (2024)<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Direktori Penghulu Mukim dan Ketua Kampung Daerah Brunei dan Muara |url=https://www.bruneimuara.gov.bn/SitePages/mukimkampung.aspx |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=Jabatan Daerah Brunei dan Muara |language=ms}}</ref> |- |Penghulu Mukim Serasa Saiful Adli bin Ali Hassan

|- |[[kampong Kapok, Kampong Sabun]] | align="right" |1,163 |Shahminan bin Haji Abdul Rahman |- |[[Kampong Serasa]] | rowspan="2" align="right" |2,676 | rowspan="2" |Abdul Hamid bin Haji Zinin @ Haji Zainin |- |RPN Kampong Serasa |- |[[Muara Town]] | rowspan="3" align="right" |2,539 | rowspan="3" |Shahminan bin Haji Abdul Rahman (''Acting'') |- |Kampong Masjid Lama |- |[[Pelumpong Island, Brunei|Kampong Pelumpong]] |- |RPN Kampong Meragang Area 1 | rowspan="2" align="right" |9,190 |Madzlan bin Haji Jumat |- |RPN Kampong Meragang Area 2 |Mohamad bin Haji Tamin |}

== Infrastructure == === Education === Pengiran Isteri Hajjah Mariam Secondary is the only secondary school within the mukim.

[[Meragang Sixth Form Centre]], one of the few [[sixth form colleges]] in the country, is located in Kampong Meragang.

=== Housing === The RPN Kampong Meragang is a major residential project that would ultimately provide 1,933 housing units, primarily consisting of single detached bungalows, with some attached terrace houses included in phases H1 to H6. Additionally, a {{Convert|41|ha}} lot has been reserved for an extension to the scheme, potentially adding 2,500 more housing units as part of the [[National Development Plan (Brunei)|2012–2017 National Development Plan]]. This extension, if approved, would significantly impact population growth and the urban settlement structure of the district. A {{Convert|0.8|ha}} site within the scheme has also been designated for "apartments," though further details on the project are unavailable.<ref>{{Cite book |title=BRUNEI MUARA DISTRICT PLAN |date=January 2015 |publisher=Department of Town and Country Planning, [[Ministry of Development (Brunei)|Ministry of Development]] |location=Bandar Seri Begawan |pages=3-32}}</ref>

=== Mosques === * Kampong Kapok Mosque * Kampong Perpindahan Serasa Mosque * [[Setia Ali Mosque]]

==Places of interest== The coast of Serasa which borders the South China Sea is lined with the beaches of Meragang, Muara, and Tanjong Batu and they have been designated as places of recreation for the public.

The coast of the artificial Serasa Spit is also lined with beach features. The area of this [[Serasa Beach]] has also been made into a public recreational area.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.env.gov.bn/SitePages/Serasa%20Beach.aspx|title=Department of Environment, Park and Recreation - Serasa Beach|website=www.env.gov.bn|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-02-16}}</ref>

[[Brooketon Colliery]] is a disused coal mine. It was developed during the period of [[Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak|Charles Brooke]]'s rule of [[Sarawak]] in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

[[Muara Naval Base]] is home to the base of the [[Royal Brunei Navy]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://borneobulletin.com.bn/sultan-graces-rbaf-56th-anniversary-celebrations-at-muara-naval-base/|title=Sultan graces RBAF 56th Anniversary celebrations at Muara naval base – Borneo Bulletin Online|date=2017-09-18|work=Borneo Bulletin Online|access-date=2018-02-16|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/muara-naval-base/|title=Muara Naval Base - Naval Technology|work=Naval Technology|access-date=2018-02-16|language=en-GB}}</ref>

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{{Mukims of Brunei}} [[Category:Mukims in Brunei|Serasa]] [[Category:Brunei–Muara District]]