{{short description|River in Brunei}} {{Infobox river | name = Kedayan River | native_name ={{native name|ms|Sungai Kedayan}} | pushpin_map = Brunei | pushpin_map_caption= Location of the mouth of the Kedayan River | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = Brunei | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Brunei-Muara | subdivision_type3 = Mukim | subdivision_name3 = Sungai Kedayan | mouth = Brunei River | mouth_location = Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei-Muara, Brunei | mouth_coordinates = {{Coord|4.886770|114.937195|display=inline,title|format=dms}} | river_system = Brunei River | image = Bandar Seri Begawan 24 December 2022 15.jpg | image_caption = Mouth of the river over Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Pedestrian Bridge }}
'''Kedayan River''' ({{Langx|ms|Sungai Kedayan}}) is a tributary of the Brunei River which flows through the capital of Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan.
== Sites == On 22 October 2017, the Taman Mahkota Jubli Emas public park was officially opened. It was part of the Sungai Kedayan Eco-Corridor Project which aims to redevelop the area.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-05-02 |title=Sustainable developments: A master plan for redevelopment could bring significant changes to |url=https://oxfordbusinessgroup.com/analysis/sustainable-developments-master-plan-redevelopment-could-bring-significant-changes |access-date=2022-04-26 |website=Oxford Business Group |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-10-29 |title=Brunei crown prince visits development plan projects {{!}} Asia News Network |url=http://annx.asianews.network/content/brunei-crown-prince-visits-development-plan-projects-37957 |access-date=2022-04-26 |archive-date=2017-10-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029234940/http://annx.asianews.network/content/brunei-crown-prince-visits-development-plan-projects-37957 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The consequence of this project caused Kampong Sungai Kedayan, one of the oldest village in the area,<ref>{{Cite web |last=bin Dato Paduka Haji Mohd Yunos |first=Haji Mohd Rozan |date=13 May 2013 |title=PLACE NAMES PRESERVING CULTURAL HERITAGE |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 |page=10}}</ref> to be demolished.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-10-19 |title=Sungai Kedayan Eco-Corridor: A piece of the BSB Masterplan comes to life |url=http://thescoop.co/2017/10/19/sungai-kedayan-eco-corridor-piece-bsb-masterplan-comes-life/ |access-date=2022-04-26 |website=The Scoop |language=en-GB}}</ref>
Constructed in 1959, Edinburgh Bridge is a two-lane bridge that crosses the Kedayan River and links the city centre with the rest of Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei's capital. It became one of Brunei's first bridges, replacing the previous Clifford Bridge and greatly improving urban development and connection.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Haji Adanan Haji Abd. Latiff |title=Kenali Negara Kitani: Tempat-Tempat Eksotik |publisher=Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka |year=2012 |isbn=978-99917-0-855-3 |location=Bandar Seri Begawan |pages=143–144 |language=ms}}</ref> It is now a prominent landmark in the capital as a result.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fizah HAB |date=23 October 2017 |title=Cleanliness campaign launched for Taman Mahkota Jubli Emas |url=https://borneobulletin.com.bn/cleanliness-campaign-launched-for-taman-mahkota-jubli-emas/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401101827/https://borneobulletin.com.bn/cleanliness-campaign-launched-for-taman-mahkota-jubli-emas/ |archive-date=1 April 2018 |access-date=7 February 2025 |website=borneobulletin.com.bn |publisher=Borneo Bulletin Online |language=en-US}}</ref>
== See also == * List of rivers of Brunei
== References == <references />
Category:Rivers of Brunei
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