Kampong Batong 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 ...
in the south-west of
Brunei-Muara District
Brunei-Muara District ( ms, Daerah Brunei dan Muara; Jawi: برونائی-موارا ضلع) or simply Brunei-Muara is one of the four districts of Brunei. It has the smallest area among the four districts, with , yet is the most populous, wi ...
,
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 ...
, about from the capital
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 sm ...
. It has an area of ;
the population was 1,225 in 2016.
It is one of the villages within
Mukim Pengkalan Batu
Mukim Pengkalan Batu (also Mukim Pangkalan Batu) is a mukim in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 14,492 in 2016.
Name
The mukim is named after Kampong Pengkalan Batu, one of the villages it encompasses.
Geography
The mukim ...
. 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 BH2923.
Geography
As a village subdivision, Kampong Batong borders
Kampong Katimahar
Kampong Katimahar is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, about from the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The population was 873 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Sengkurong. The postcode is BG2721.
Economy
Taman Agri Katimah ...
and
Kampong Kulapis to the north,
Kampong Bebatik
Kampong Bebatik is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 1,409 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Pengkalan Batu. The postcode
A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries thro ...
and
Kampong Masin
Kampong Masin is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, about from the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The population was 2,891 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Pengkalan Batu. The postcode is BH2723.
Geography
As a subdivisi ...
to the north-east,
Kampong Parit to the east,
Kampong Pengkalan Batu to the south-east,
Kampong Panchor Murai
Kampong Panchor Murai is a village in the south-west of Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, about from the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The population was 523 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Pengkalan Batu. The postcode is BH3123. Not ...
to the south, and
Kampong Maraburong and
Kampong Kupang
Kampong Kupang is a village in Tutong District, Brunei, about from the district town Pekan Tutong. The population was 1,795 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Keriam, a mukim subdivision in the district.
Facilities
The village ...
in
Tutong District
Tutong District (; Jawi: دائيره توتوڠ) or simply Tutong is one of the four districts of Brunei. It has an area of ; the population was 48,313 in 2016. The administrative town is Pekan Tutong. It is home to Tasek Merimbun, the count ...
to the west.
Facilities
Jefri Bolkiah Mosque is the village mosque; 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 ...
on 26 July 2013.
It can accommodate 1,000 worshippers.
References
Batong
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