Seria
Seria | |
|---|---|
Municipal area and town | |
| Pekan Seria ڤكن سریا | |
Clockwise from top left: Seria Town, Pekan Seria Mosque, Seria Energy Lab, Seria coast | |
| Coordinates: 4°36′51″N 114°19′49″E / 4.614132°N 114.330246°E | |
| Country | Brunei |
| District | Belait |
| Mukim | Seria |
| Municipality | 1936 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Kuala Belait and Seria Municipal Board |
| • Village head | Jamail Linap |
| Area | |
| • Municipal area | 1.56 km2 (0.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 2,659 |
| Postcodes | KB1133, KB1233 |
| Website | bandaran-kb |
Seria or officially known as Seria Town (Malay: Pekan Seria), is a town in Belait District, Brunei. It is located about 65 kilometres (40 mi) west from the country's capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The total population was 3,625 in 2016. It was where oil was first struck in Brunei in 1929 and has since become a centre for the country's oil and gas industry.