Brunei (river)

Brunei
The Sungai Brunei viewed from the mouth of the Sungai Kedayan
Data
location	Brunei
River system	Brunei
origin	The confluence of the two rivers Sungai Kayal and Sungai Limau Manis. 4 ° 48 ′ 27 "  N , 114 ° 50 ′ 34"  E
Source height	12  m
muzzle	At Bandar Seri Begawan in the South China Sea Coordinates: 4 ° 55 ′ 35 "  N , 115 ° 1 ′ 5"  E 4 ° 55 ′ 35 "  N , 115 ° 1 ′ 5"  E
Mouth height	0  m
Height difference	12 m
Bottom slope	0.29 ‰
length	41 km
Catchment area	765 km²
Left tributaries	Butor
Right tributaries	Damuan; Kedayan
Medium-sized cities	Bandar Seri Begawan

The Brunei ( Malay Sungai Brunei ) is a wide but short river in Brunei in the Brunei-Muara district .

course

It is created by the confluence of the two rivers Kayal (Malay Sungai Kayal ) and Limau Manis (Malay Sungai Limau Manis ) and has a length of 41 kilometers. It flows into Brunei Bay about 10 km northeast of the capital Bandar Seri Begawan .

Culture

A tourist attraction of the river is the Kampong Ayer , the so-called water village in Bandar Seri Begawan. These are pile dwellings on both sides of the river up to the mouth.

Traditional boat races are held on the river once a year.

photos

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  Kampong Ayer

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  Pulau Sibungor at the mouth of the Butor

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  Kampong Ayer at sunrise

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  Mouth of the Damuan

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  Boat racing on the river

Individual evidence

1. ^ Street Directory Brunei Darussalam ISBN 99917-32-20-9
2. ↑ [1]  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. BASELINE STUDY ON CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM RIVERS PDF  
3. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from February 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Report on the boat race 2010