Panaga

Panaga is a town in Mukim Seria in the Belait District of Brunei Darussalam. Its full name is Kampung Panaga ('Kampung' is Malay for village). Residents of Panaga are mostly expatriates working for Brunei Shell Petroleum, however, with the recent completion of the 2000 Houses Housing Scheme by the Government of Brunei, local residents will soon move in.

Location

Seria is located in Mukim Seria in the Belait District of Brunei Darussalam. It is east of the administrative capital of the Belait District, Kuala Belait and west of Seria. It is approximately 110 kilometres south-west of the capital, Bandar Seri Begawan.

Subdivisions

Kampung Panaga can be subdivided into:

• Jalan Utara. This is home to a large number of expatriates due to a large concentration of Brunei Shell housing and facilities located in the area. The head offices of Brunei Shell Petroleum is found in this area as well as the well-known clubs Panaga Club and BSRC.

• The Canadian Houses area along Jalan Tengah. This area consists mainly of Shell housing facilities built in the style of Canadian log houses. The timber used to construct these houses were imported from Canada.

• The area around the Panaga Police Station and Sekolah Rendah Panaga (Panaga Primary School). This area is predominately Malay and more commonly associated with the term "Kampung Panaga".

• The military area immediately to the west of the town area.

• North and West of Seria. These are the areas between Panaga proper......
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