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Berakas B, Brunei-Muara
Mukim Berakas 'B' is a mukim in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 40,710 in 2016. Background The mukim and Mukim Berakas 'A' were originally one mukim by the name 'Mukim Berakas' before being split into the current divisions in 1996. Geography The mukim is located in the north-east centre of Brunei-Muara District, bordering Mukim Mentiri to the north-east, Mukim Kota Batu to the south-east, Mukim Kianggeh to the south and Mukim Berakas 'A' to the west and north. Demographics As of 2016 census, the population was 40,710 with males and females. The mukim had 6,461 households occupying 6,397 dwellings. The entire population lived in urban areas. Villages Mukim Berakas 'B' encompasses the following populated villages: * Kampong Lambak Kanan * Kampong Madang * Kampong Manggis * Kampong Salambigar * Kampong Sungai Akar * Kampong Sungai Hanching * Kampong Sungai Orok * Kampong Sungai Tilong Infrastructures Public housing There is a public housing ar ...
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Mukims Of Brunei
A mukim is the second-level administrative division of Brunei, and the primary subdivision of a district. There are 39 mukims in the country. A mukim is led by a . A mukim encompasses a number of villages A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ... ( or ). Mukims are administered by the district office of the district where they are located. List of mukims References Subdivisions of Brunei Brunei, Mukims Brunei 2 Mukims, Brunei Brunei geography-related lists {{Brunei-geo-stub ...
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Urban Areas
An urban area, built-up area or urban agglomeration is a human settlement with a high population density and infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas are created through urbanization and are categorized by urban morphology as cities, towns, conurbations or suburbs. In urbanism, the term contrasts to rural areas such as villages and hamlets; in urban sociology or urban anthropology it contrasts with natural environment. The creation of earlier predecessors of urban areas during the urban revolution led to the creation of human civilization with modern urban planning, which along with other human activities such as exploitation of natural resources led to a human impact on the environment. "Agglomeration effects" are in the list of the main consequences of increased rates of firm creation since. This is due to conditions created by a greater level of industrial activity in a given region. However, a favorable environment for human capital development would also be generat ...
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Public Housing In Brunei
Public housing in Brunei comprises government development programmes which aim to provide ownership of land or homes to the citizens of Brunei. They are managed by the Housing Development Department (), a government department under the Ministry of Development. There has been three main public housing programmes in the country, namely the National Housing Scheme (), the Landless Indigenous Citizens' Housing Scheme () and the National Resettlement Scheme (). History Public housing was first initiated in the 1950s by the government in the form of mass resettlement programmes for the residents of Kampong Ayer, the stilt settlement on the Brunei River. In that decade there were cholera and smallpox epidemics which greatly affected the residents; at that time more residents settled along the banks than the middle of the river and hence more prone to the diseases. Therefore, the initial aim of the housing programme was to relocate the residents to places on land which are less susceptib ...
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Kampong Sungai Tilong
Kampong Sungai Tilong () or commonly known as Sungai Tilong, is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 4,054 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Berakas 'B'. The postcode is BC3315. Economy Most of the total population works in the public sector, while the rest run their own businesses or serve the private sector. In terms of private enterprise aspects, Kampong Sungai Tilong is also active in part-time business such as accepting orders for traditional cakes such as kalupis, cakes, holiday biscuits and making serunding. Infrastructure As in other villages in the country, Kampong Sungai Tilong received the facilities provided by the government such as electricity, water, telephone and community hall. The village has seen rapid development in the establishment of shopping malls, clinics and private schools. The village also hosts the Jalan Aman Camp of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). Families of servicemen are located within t ...
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Kampong Sungai Orok
Kampong Sungai Orok is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 1,025 in 2016. It is of the villages within Mukim Berakas 'B'. The postcode A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, included in a postal a ... is BC1715. References Sungai Orok {{Brunei-geo-stub ...
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Kampong Sungai Hanching
Kampong Sungai Hanching is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 2,987 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Berakas 'B'. The postcode is BC2115. Infrastructure Haji Mohd Salleh Primary School is the village's government primary school. It also shares grounds with Haji Mohd Salleh Religious School, the village's government school for the country's Islamic religious primary education. The village mosque is Kampong Sungai Hanching Mosque; it was inaugurated on 12 November 1982 and can accommodate 1,400 worshippers. The village is also home to the Embassy of Indonesia and China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and .... References Sungai Hanching {{Brunei-geo-stub ...
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Kampong Sungai Akar
Kampong Sungai Akar is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, as well as a neighbourhood in the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The population was 5,467 in 2016. Name According to folk tale, there used to be many snakes, especially in the rivers, whether small snakes or big snakes like the swallow snake. The elders understood the snake as a 'akar', so the name Kampung Sungai Akar arose because if given the name of Kampung Sungai Ular, it would certainly not sound good. Administration Kampong Sungai Akar is one of the villages under Mukim Berakas 'B', a mukim in Brunei-Muara District. It has the postcode BC4115. The village has also been subsumed under the municipal area of the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. Demography According to the population census conducted by the Department of Statistics, Department of Planning and Economic Development in 2011, the total population in Kampong Sungai Akar is 6,336 people, namely 3,788 males and 2,458 females. Infrastructure Sever ...
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Kampong Salambigar
Kampong Salambigar is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 1,884 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Berakas 'B'. The postcode is BC1515. Infrastructure Salambigar Religious School is the village's government school for the country's Islamic religious primary education. The village mosque is Kampong Salambigar Mosque; it was built in 1995 and can accommodate 1,000 worshippers. The village is also home to the Embassy of Timor Leste and Consulate of Burkina Faso. Notable people * Umar Apong (1940–2023), police commissioner and nobleman See also * Kampong Sungai Orok Kampong Sungai Orok is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 1,025 in 2016. It is of the villages within Mukim Berakas 'B' Mukim Berakas 'B' is a mukim in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 40,710 in 2 ... References Salambigar {{Brunei-geo-stub ...
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Kampong Manggis
Kampong Manggis is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, as well as a neighbourhood in the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The population was 4,229 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Berakas 'B'. The postcode is BC3615. Administration Apart from being a village subdivision, Kampong Manggis has also been subsumed under the municipal area of the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. Facilities Suri Seri Begawan Raja Pengiran Anak Damit Mosque is the village mosque for Kampong Manggis and the neighbouring Kampong Madang. It was inaugurated by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Hassanal Bolkiah ibni Omar Ali Saifuddien III ( Jawi: ; born 15 July 1946) is the 29th and current Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of Brunei since 1967 and the Prime Minister of Brunei since independence from the United Kingdom in 1984. He is one ... in 2014. The mosque can accommodate 2,400 worshippers. References Villages in Brunei-Muara District Neighbourhoods in Bandar Seri Begawan {{Bru ...
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Kampong Madang
Kampong Madang is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, as well as a neighbourhood in the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The population was 1,231 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Berakas 'B'. The postcode is BC3715. Name The village is named after Madang, an obscure and unusual tree. Geography The village is located in the central part of Brunei-Muara District. The built-up area is contiguous with the Lambak Kanan public housing to its north and Kampong Manggis to the east. Madang is also one of the neighbourhoods in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei — together with Manggis, they are the northernmost neighbourhoods in the capital. Administration Apart from being a village subdivision, Kampong Madang has also been subsumed under the municipal area of the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. Facilities Madang Religious School is the village school for the country's Islamic religious primary education. Suri Seri Begawan Raja Pengiran Anak Damit Mo ...
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Kampong Lambak Kanan
A kampong (''kampung'' in Malay and Indonesian) is the term for a village in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore and a "port" in Cambodia. The term applies to traditional villages, especially of the indigenous people, and has also been used to refer to urban slum areas and enclosed developments and neighbourhoods within towns and cities in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia, Sri Lanka and Christmas Island. The traditional ''kampong'' village designs and architecture have been targeted for reform by urbanists and modernists and have also been adapted by contemporary architects for various projects. The English word " compound", when referring to a development in a town, is derived from the Malay word of . Brunei In Brunei, the term kampong (also kampung) primarily refers to the third- and lowest-level subdivisions after districts ( ms, daerah) and mukim (equivalent to subdistrict). Some kampong divisions are sufficiently villages by anthropologica ...
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Villages Of Brunei
A village ( or ) is the third and lowest administrative division of Brunei. It is headed by a village head (). Several villages are grouped together to form a mukim. A village is generally the traditional rural settlement, in particular in the sense of a kampong or Malay traditional village, but it may also be an urbanised settlement within or near the capital city or a town, or part of the public housing estates. The population varies from hundreds to a few thousands. Administration Villages are administered under the district office of the district where they belong. A village is headed by a village head (). It is an elected position, whereby the populace nominates candidates to the district office and votes among the approved nominees. The nominee may be of an age between 30 and 55 years old. The elected person shall be in office for up to ten years. A village may also have a Village Consultative Council (), the local equivalent of community association. A key outcome ...
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