Muara Beach | |
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Pantai Muara | |
Location | Muara, Serasa, Brunei-Muara |
Nearest city | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei-Muara |
Coordinates | 5°02′16″N 115°04′28″E / 5.0379012°N 115.0745247°E |
Governing body | Bandar Seri Begawan Municipal Department |
Muara Beach (Malay: Pantai Muara) is a beach in Muara, Mukim Serasa, Brunei-Muara District, Brunei.[1][2] The beach used to stretch up to Pelumpong Spit, before they were cut apart in order to make way for easy access to Muara Port in the 1960s.[3][1] The beach is located at an estimated distance of 27 km from Bandar Seri Begawan,[4] and 3 km from Muara Port.[5]
On 10 June 1945, an amphibious assault was carried out at Green Beach (code for Muara Beach) during the Battle of Brunei,[6] by the 2/15th and 2/17th Battalions of the Australian Army in then Japan-occupied Brunei.[7] A war memorial was built on the beach in honor of this assault.[8]
The 11 hectare Muara Beach Recreational Park was officially opened in 2006.[9] It consisted of a 1.2 km track, volleyball field, beach football field, camping site and many more.[9] On 2 January 2022, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) organized a beach cleaning campaign.[10]