RPN Lambak Kanan, Kampong Perpindahan Lambak Kanan or simply Lambak Kanan is a

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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 ...

, on the outskirts of the country's 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 ...

. The total population was 19,833 in 2016. Established in 1986, it is the first estate for the

National Housing Scheme Public housing in Brunei comprises government development programmes which aim to provide ownership of land or homes to the citizens of Brunei. They are managed by the Housing Development Department (), a government department under the Ministry of ...

(, RPN), the public housing programme for the country's citizens.

Geography

The estate is located on the northern outskirts of the

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area of Bandar Seri Begawan, and about from its

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. Neighbouring villages include

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to the east,

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and

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to the south-east,

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to the south,

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to the south-west,

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to the west and

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to the north-west.

Administration

For subdivision purposes, the estate has been divided into, and established as, five

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Demography

This area is inhabited by 4,000 to 5,000 residents consisting of 266 elderly people, 42 orphans. This village has 648 houses. The area of Village Area 3 of Lambak Kanan National Housing is 139.66 hectares with a total of over 350 houses. A total of more than 3,300 residents live in this village, which includes 391 elderly people.

Infrastructure

Schools

Sayyidina Abu Bakar Secondary School is the sole government secondary school for the estate. The local government primary schools include: * Dato Basir Primary School * Dato Marsal Primary School — opened in January 1990, initially known as ("Kampong Manggis Primary School"). It was renamed to the current name by the consent of

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on 23 January 1992 in honour of a local figure who had made significant contribution to the country's education system at that time. * Lambak Kanan Jalan 49 Primary School * Perpindahan Lambak Kanan Jalan 10 Primary School Dato Basir Primary School and Lambak Kanan Jalan 49 Primary School also house a ("religious school" i.e. school for the country's Islamic religious primary education). Two other in the area, namely Lambak Kanan Religious School and Perpindahan Lambak Kanan Jalan 77 Religious School, have dedicated grounds.

Healthcare

The estate is home to Berakas Health Centre (), the

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for the residents of

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and

Mukim Berakas 'B' Mukim Berakas 'B' is a mukim in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 40,710 in 2016. Background The mukim and Mukim Berakas 'A' were originally one mukim by the name 'Mukim Berakas' before being split into the current divisions i ...

Mosque

Perpindahan Lambak Kanan Mosque is the local mosque; it was inaugurated in 1997 by

. It can accommodate 2,400 worshippers.

Miscellaneous

Other local facilities include: * Lambak Kanan Fire Station — operated by the Brunei Fire and Rescue Department * Lambak Kanan Library — a branch of the country's public library system administered under

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. It was inaugurated in 2008. * High Commission of

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Notable people

* Zain Serudin (born 1936), writer and politician

Notes

References

Populated places established in 1986 1986 establishments in Brunei

Lambak Kanan RPN Lambak Kanan, Kampong Perpindahan Lambak Kanan or simply Lambak Kanan is a public housing estate in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, on the outskirts of the country's capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The total population was 19,833 in 2016. Establ ...

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