The Tutong River (Malay: Sungai Tutong) is a river in Tutong District, Brunei. It is the second longest of the four main rivers in the country.[1]
| Tutong River | |
|---|---|
 View of Tutong River from Tutong Town | |
 | |
| Native name | Sungai Tutong |
| Location | |
| Country | Brunei |
| District | Tutong |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Ladan Hill, Tutong, Brunei |
| • coordinates | 4°24′52″N 114°48′12″E / 4.4143507°N 114.8033453°E |
| Mouth | |
• location | Tutong, Brunei |
• coordinates | 4°46′15″N 114°35′45″E / 4.7708740°N 114.5959063°E |
• elevation | 1 m (3 ft 3 in) |
| Length | 137 km (85 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Danau |
| • right | Kelakas, Birau, Bakiau |
Sites
editTutong Town is one of the largest human settlements in the district in which the river passes through,[2] and it has a small commercial jetty used by locals.[3] At the mouth of the river, it links up with Sungai Danau which also has its own former jetty in Kampong Danau.[4] Several more kampongs such as Lubok Pulau, Nyanyag, Tanjong Maya, Layong, and Rambai also lie upstream of the river.
Some of Brunei's historical sites are located along the river banks, including:
- Kuala Tutong old ferry jetty, used significantly especially in the 1950s, to get across from Danau to Tutong.[5]
- Kuala Tutong Mosque, built in 1993.[6]
- Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque, built in 1966.[7]
- Istana Pantai, an istana built in 1950.[8][9]
Several islands located within the river included Bakuku, Setawat, and Tanjong Maya. The river ends at the Laden Hill Forest Reserve.
See also
editReferences
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- ^ activ8bn. "Tutong Town". Brunei Tourism. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
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- ^ "Brunei Tourism and Travel Information". bruneidesi.com. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque celebrates its golden jubilee | The BT Archive". btarchive.org. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "Jabatan Muzium-Muzium - Monumen dan Tapak-Tapak Arkeologi". www.museums.gov.bn. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ Latiff (Haji), Adanan Haji Abdul (2011). Bangunan ristaan (in Malay). Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Brunei, Kementerian Kebudayaan, Belia dan Sukan. p. 4. ISBN 978-99917-0-770-9.