Mukim Mentiri is a

mukim A mukim is a type of administrative division used in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The word ''mukim'' is a loanword in English. However, it was also originally a loanword in Malay from the Arabic word: (meaning ''resident''). The clo ...

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 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 district, bordering the

South China Sea The South China Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean. It is bounded in the north by the shores of South China (hence the name), in the west by the Indochinese Peninsula, in the east by the islands of Taiwan and northwestern Phil ...

to the north,

Mukim Serasa Mukim Serasa is a mukim in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 16,173 in 2016. The mukim encompasses Muara Town, home to Muara Port, the country's only deepwater port. Geography Mukim Serasa is the north-easternmost mukim in ...

to the east, 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 south,

Mukim Kota Batu Mukim Kota Batu is a mukim in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 12,935 in 2016. The mukim is home to some of the country's museums and historical sites, in particular in Kota Batu. Geography The mukim is located on the sout ...

to the south-west and Mukim Berakas 'A' and Mukim Berakas 'B' to the west. There are several islands included within the mukim, namely , and .

Demographics

As of

2016 census Sixteen or 16 may refer to: *16 (number), the natural number following 15 and preceding 17 *one of the years 16 BC, AD 16, 1916, 2016 Films * ''Pathinaaru'' or ''Sixteen'', a 2010 Tamil film * ''Sixteen'' (1943 film), a 1943 Argentine film dir ...

, the population was 30,192 with males and females. The mukim had 5,292 households occupying 5,280 dwellings. The entire population lived in urban areas.

Villages

As of 2016, the mukim comprised the following census villages:

Infrastructures

The mukim is home to the following

public housing estates Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is usually owned by a government authorities, government authority, either central or local. Although the common goal of public housing is to provide affordable housing, the d ...

: *

RPN 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 ...

* RPN Panchor Mengkubau * RPN Tanah Jambu in

Kampong Tanah Jambu Kampong Tanah Jambu is a village in the north-east of Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 8,809 in 2016. It encompasses the original village settlement, as well as the public housing areas STKRJ Kampong Tanah Jambu and RPN Kampong ...

* STKRJ Sungai Buloh in

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 ...

* STKRJ Tanah Jambu in

Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Secondary School is the sole secondary school in the mukim. Salar Industrial Park in Kampong Salar is one of the industrial parks in the country.

Notes

References

Mentiri Brunei-Muara District {{Brunei-geo-stub