Kampong Wasan () or simply known as Wasan, 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,

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. The population was 482 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Pengkalan Batu. The

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is BH2523.

Name

The name of Kampong Wasan comes from a hill called ''Bukit Wasan'' (Wasan Hill) which was used as a stop before continuing the journey.

Demography

As of 2014, Kampong Wasan and Batang Perhentian were inhabited by 655 residents consisting of 316 males and 339 females. Most of the people in this village work for the government, in addition to growing rice and gardening themselves. There are a total of 86 houses in this village and most of them belong to the Kedayan tribe. There are 38 elderly people in this village. Although the position of this village is far from the urban area, this village is not exempt from receiving basic facilities as enjoyed in other villages. One of the customs that is still practiced in this village is ''Adat Berbasuh Kaki''. According to him, most of the people in this village are related to the people of Tutong District, so for this reason, this custom is also used in this village and used if there is agreement from both sides of the bride's family.

Economy

In accordance with the geographical conditions and the structure of the land, Wasan is a place where the government works to grow rice. Among the rice grown are Padi Laila, Pusu, Bario and Adan. In addition to growing rice, some residents of this village also own land that they cultivate for their own gardening by growing local fruits.

References

Wasan ''Wasan'' (和讃) are a type of Japanese Buddhist hymn composed in native Japanese language (''wago''). The word is meant to distinguish ''Japanese'' hymns from those composed in Sanskrit (''bonsan'' 梵讃) or Chinese (''kansan'' 漢讃). These ...

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