Global InformationBerambang Island information
Native name: Pulau Berambang Nickname: Buang Tawer | |
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 Berambang Island as seen from space in 2010. | |
  Berambang Island Location in Brunei | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Brunei Bay |
| Coordinates | 4°51′31″N 114°58′53″E / 4.8586390°N 114.9813499°E |
| Administration | |
Brunei | |
| District | Brunei-Muara |
| Mukim | Kota Batu |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 1,530 (2016) |
Berambang Island (Malay: Pulau Berambang) is an island at the southern bank of the Brunei River in the Mukim Kota Batu, Brunei-Muara District, Brunei.[1][2] The island was formerly named Buang Tawer during The Brooke Era from 1841 until 1941.[3] The mausoleum of the 9th Sultan of Brunei, Sultan Muhammad Hassan is located on the island, near Kampong Sungai Bunga.[4]
A proposal for an 1,939 hectares (4,790 acres) protection status to be implemented on the island.[5] The island is home to proboscis monkeys, birds, secondary forests and swamp forests.[5]
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- ^ a b Silvestre, Geronimo (1992). The Coastal Resources of Brunei Darussalam: Status, Utilization and Management. WorldFish. p. 151. ISBN 978-971-8709-11-5.