Kuala Belait

Kuala Belait, authoritatively referred to in Malay as Pekan Kuala Belait actually 'Kuala Belait Town', is a town situated in the westernmost piece of Brunei, in Belait District. It is the second biggest settlement in the nation after Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei, and capacities as the capital for the locale. Kuala Belait is authoritatively a region Malay: bandaran, and in addition a town level subdivision under the mukim or subdistrict of a similar name.

Kuala Belait actually signifies "the mouth of the Belait River" in the Malay dialect. Its name originates from kuala meaning either conjunction of two waterways or the mouth of a stream, and Belait, the name of the waterway and area. It is additionally referred to locally as "Belait". At the point when expected to recognize it from the area of a similar name, it is referred to locally as "KB town" in English or "Pekan Belait" in Malay.

Kuala Belait is found near the western outskirt of Brunei with the State of Sarawak. The town focus is limited by the South China Sea toward the north, the Belait River toward the west and south and suburbia of Kampong Sungai Pandan and Kampong Mumong toward the east and south-east individually.

The memorable authoritative capital of the Belait area, Kuala Balai is situated toward the south and is connected to Kuala Belait by both street and waterway, and the oil town of Seria is situated around 10 miles 16 km east. Bandar Seri Begawan is around 120 km toward the north-east. The Sarawakian city of Miri is situated around 40 km the south-west.