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Mukim Gadong 'B'
Mukim Gadong 'B' is a mukim in Brunei-Muara District. Brunei. The population was 33,637 in 2016. Background The mukim was established on 21 November 2005 with split of the former Mukim Gadong into this mukim and Mukim Gadong 'A'. Geography The mukim is located in the central western part of the district, bordering Mukim Gadong 'A' to the north, Mukim Berakas 'A' to the north-east, Mukim Kianggeh to the east and south and Mukim Kilanas to the south and west. Demographics As of 2016 census, the population of Mukim Gadong 'B' comprised 17,044 males and 16,593 females. The mukim had 6,710 households occupying 6,639 dwellings. The entire population lived in urban areas. Settlements Mukim Gadong 'B' encompsses the following settlements: * Kampong Beribi * Kampong Kiarong * Kampong Kiulap * Kampong Mata-Mata * Kampong Menglait * Kampong Pengkalan Gadong * Kampong Perpindahan Mata-Mata * STKRJ Katok 'B' Gadong commercial area is located within Bandar Seri Begawan Bandar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandar Seri Begawan
Bandar Seri Begawan (BSB; Jawi: بندر سري بڬاوان; ) is the capital city of Brunei. It is officially a municipal area () with an area of and an estimated population of 100,700 as of 2007. It is part of Brunei-Muara District, the smallest yet most populous district which is home to over 70 per cent of the country's population. It is the country's largest urban centre and nominally the country's only city. The capital is home to Brunei's seat of government, as well as a commercial and cultural centre. It was formerly known as Brunei Town until it was renamed in 1970 in honour of Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III, the 28th Sultan of Brunei and the father of the current Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. The history of Bandar Seri Begawan can be traced back to the establishment of a Malay stilt settlement on the waters of the Brunei River which became the predecessor of Kampong Ayer today. It became the capital of the Bruneian Sultanate from the 16th century onwards, as well as i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gadong, Brunei
Gadong is a commercial area in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei. It is a popular shopping and dining area in the city as well as in Brunei, with several shops, restaurants and cafes establishing their presence in the area. Commerce Commercial activity in Gadong focuses in the area of the commercial buildings owned by Abdul Razak Holdings, a local real estate company which also owns a few other commercial buildings in Bandar Seri Begawan as well as abroad. Two of the company's most well-known commercial buildings are The Mall, a popular shopping mall in Brunei, and The Centrepoint Hotel. Gadong is also the location of Gadong Wet Market (), one of the main marketplaces in the city selling fresh meat and produce. Adjacent to it is Pasar Pelbagai Barangan Gadong (also known as Gadong Night Market), the popular night market Night markets or night bazaars are street markets which operate at night and are generally dedicated to more leisurely strolling, shopping, and eatin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
STKRJ Katok 'B'
STKRJ Katok 'B' or Kampong Katok 'B', also known as STKRJ Mata-Mata, is a public housing estate in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, about from the country's capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The total population was 6,108 in 2016. It is one of the estates for the Landless Indigenous Citizens' Housing Scheme (, STKRJ), a public housing programme for the country's indigenous citizens (). Geography The estate is located in the central part of Brunei-Muara District, as well as in the outskirts of the municipal area of Bandar Seri Begawan and about from the capital's city centre. It neighbours Kampong Mata-Mata and Perpindahan Mata-Mata to the east. It is one of the estates named after the village Kampong Katok, the other STKRJ Katok 'A'. Administration For subdivision purposes, the estate is officially known as STKRJ Mata-Mata and has been divided into three areas and administered as villages: Infrastructures Schools Katok 'B' Primary School is the estate's government pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kampong Perpindahan Mata-Mata
Kampong Perpindahan Mata-Mata () or simply known as Perpindahan Mata-Mata, is a public housing estate and designated village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, on the outskirts of the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The population was 2,385 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Gadong 'B'. The postcode is BE1918. Name The village was originally known as Merlimau. It could be named after a neighboring village, Kampong Mata-Mata. The additional name of Perpindahan translates to Transfer. History Kampong Perpindahan Mata-Mata was established in 1983 as one of the settlement areas under the relocation program in the 20th century, which is a government program for Kampong Ayer residents to move and settle on land. This village is also for the resettlement of people in several villages who lost their homes due to a fire. The residents who started moving to the village in early 1983 were in stages. The people who first moved to this village were from Kampong Sumbiling Lama, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kampong Pengkalan Gadong
Kampong Pengkalan Gadong (also Kampong Pangkalan Gadong) is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, as well as a neighbourhood and commercial area in the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The population was 3,147 in 2016. It is one the villages within Mukim Gadong 'B'. The postcode is BE3719. The village encompasses Gadong and Batu Bersurat/Pengkalan Gadong which are among the commercial clusters in Bandar Seri Begawan. The village is also home to the Embassy of Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of .... References Neighbourhoods in Bandar Seri Begawan Villages in Brunei-Muara District {{Brunei-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kampong Menglait
Kampong Menglait () or simply known as Menglait, is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, as well as a neighbourhood and commercial area in the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The population was 2,262 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Gadong 'B'. The postcode is BE3919. Name Kampong Menglait used to be known as Gadong Estate which was only filled with rubber plantations. In the past, the village was known as Sungai Asgar, which was believed to be the place where soldiers were raised and where they hid during the Second World War. Kampong Menglait and its surroundings are also known as Sungai Lubuk. History In the 1980s, there were not many homes built. Up until the establishment of the position of the village head in 2002, problems of the village were directly presented to the then Penghulu Mukim Gadong. Kampong Pengkalan Gadong also includes Gadong Estate which covers the YMRM area (now) which is filled with rubber plantations, including Jalan Batu Bersura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kampong Mata-Mata
Kampong Mata-Mata () or commonly known as Mata-Mata, is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, and a neighbourhood in the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The population was 6,126 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Gadong 'B'. The postcode is BE1718. Name The origin of the name of the village which is said to be according to folktales, some village elders often came across a large eye of a size of a chicken which braced at a height of 7-8 feet in a tree or on the ground and from that incident the name Mata-Mata was given to the area in question which coincidentally at that time the village did not yet have a name around 1880. The people were born in the early 1800s and the story about the eyes is already there. Those eyes are not of the genie type and only certain people are shown to see those eyes. The story of the eye is believed because it is not just one or two but many people who saw it. It can be seen for a period of two to three years until after that the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kampong Kiulap
Kampong Kiulap is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, as well as a neighbourhood and commercial area in the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. It has an area of ; the population was 3,400 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Gadong 'B'. The postcode is BE1518. The village is home to Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital, the country's main hospital. Geography Kiulap is located in the heart of Bandar Seri Begawan, close to the City Centre as well as Gadong, another commercial area in the capital. It is also contiguous with Kiarong, another neighbourhood-cum-commercial area. The Kedayan River flows along the eastern part Kiulap, which also serves its border with Kumbang Pasang. The construction of two parallel roads, namely the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Highway and Jalan Jame' Asr, have divided Kiulap into three sub-areas. Two of the portions comprise the neighbourhoods, where as the other part constitutes the commercial area; it is located in the northe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kampong Kiarong
Kampong Kiarong is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, as well as a neighbourhood in the country's capital Bandar Seri Begawan. It has an area of ; the population was 4,530 in 2016. The village is home to Jame' Asr Hassanil Bolkiah, one of the two state mosques of Brunei. Geography The village is located in the central part of Brunei-Muara District, and about from Bandar Seri Begawan's city centre. The village is home to Kiarong Roundabout in which the primary roads Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Highway, Jalan Jame' 'Asr and Jalan Pasar Gadong (or Jalan Pasar Baharu) converge. Administration Kampong Kiarong is one of the villages within Mukim Gadong 'B', a mukim in the district. It is also part of the municipal area of Bandar Seri Begawan. The village has the postcode BE1318. Education Dato Ratna Haji Mohammad Jaafar Primary School is the village's government primary school. It was established on 14 February 1965, initially known as ("Kiarong Malay School") an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kampong Beribi
Kampong Beribi () or commonly known as Beribi, is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, as well as a neighbourhood in the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The population was 5,679 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Gadong 'B'. The postcode is BE1118. Name The name of the village Beribi comes from the name of the plant beribi-beribi''' which grows in abundance in the rivers in the village so that it can be used as a bridge. What is unique about the tree is that it only grows in Beribi River and Sunda River. The shape of the 'ribbed' plant is like a fragrant pandan leaf tree, thorny and has fruit with very hard roots. Due to growing too much, the 'beri-beribi' tree can be passed like a bridge when crossing a river. From the name of the tree, the name Kampong Beribi was derived. History In the 1980s, residents cut 'huge' plants hired by a government agency due to there being too many 'beribi-beribi' plants filling the river, the work of weeding the river is done ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
