Kampong Batu Marang is a
village
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 ...
within
Mukim Mentiri
Mukim Mentiri is a mukim in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 30,192 in 2016.
Name
The mukim is named after Kampong Mentiri, one of the villages it encompasses.
Geography
The mukim is located in the north-east of the dist ...
in
Brunei-Muara District,
Brunei
Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , ), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely sur ...
. The population was 870 in 2016.
Geography
Kampong Batu Marang is located in the northeastern part of the district. As a village subdivision, it borders
Kampong Salar
Mukim Mentiri is a mukim in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 30,192 in 2016.
Name
The mukim is named after Kampong Mentiri, one of the villages it encompasses.
Geography
The mukim is located in the north-east of the dist ...
to the north, the
Brunei Bay
Brunei Bay ( ms, Teluk Brunei) is on the northwestern coast of Borneo island, in Brunei and Malaysia.
Brunei Bay is located 5°00'43.44", 115°17'26.66"; east of Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.
It is the ocean gateway to the isolated Temburong Dis ...
to the east,
RPN Kampong Mentiri
RPN Kampong Mentiri ( ms, Rancangan Perumahan Negara Kampung Mentiri) is a public housing estate near the village Kampong Mentiri in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei.
Administration
For administrative purposes the area has been divided into, and ...
to the south,
Kampong Mentiri
Kampong Mentiri () or simply known as Mentiri, is a village in the north-east of Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. It has an area of ; the population was 1,215 in 2016.
Name
The village is named after Mentiri, an obscure and unusual tree. The ...
to the southwest and
Kampong Sungai Buloh
Kampong Sungai Buloh is a village in the north-east of Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 3,857 in 2016. It comprises the original village settlement as well as the public housing area STKRJ Kampong Sungai Buloh.
Geography
Kam ...
to the west.
The actual populated area only exists as a small cluster of stilted dwellings on the banks near the mouth of Mentiri River, a small river which flows into the
Brunei Bay
Brunei Bay ( ms, Teluk Brunei) is on the northwestern coast of Borneo island, in Brunei and Malaysia.
Brunei Bay is located 5°00'43.44", 115°17'26.66"; east of Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.
It is the ocean gateway to the isolated Temburong Dis ...
, and surrounded by dense vegetation. It is only accessible by land from
Kampong Sungai Buloh
Kampong Sungai Buloh is a village in the north-east of Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 3,857 in 2016. It comprises the original village settlement as well as the public housing area STKRJ Kampong Sungai Buloh.
Geography
Kam ...
.
Facilities
School
* Batu Marang Primary School
Mosque
Kampong Batu Marang Mosque is the village mosque and was opened for use on 19 January 1996.
It can accommodate 1,000 worshippers.
The mosque celebrated its
silver jubilee anniversary of its establishment in 2021.
See also
*
Kampong Ayer
Kampong Ayer is a prominent traditional settlement in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei. It comprises neighbourhoods of traditional houses, schools and mosques built on stilts above the Brunei River near the capital's city centre. It ha ...
References
Batu Marang
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