Kampong Limau Manis is a

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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 ...

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. The population was 1,097 in 2016. It is one of the

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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 muki ...

, a

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in the district. It is home to an important archaeological site in the country, dating back to the 10th century AD.

Name

is the

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name which translates as "Limau Manis Village". The village is said to be named after a

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tree grown at a riverbank in the village which was deemed special as it bore very sweet fruits, hence the name (lit. 'sweet citrus'). The riverbank then is said to have had a jetty () and the place was then named , and the village was eventually named after the jetty.

Archaeology

The village is home to Sungai Limau Manis archaeological site which has unearthed the largest and richest archeological finding in the country. It was discovered in 2002 and has unearthed

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artefacts, mainly dating back to the

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(960–1279) and Yuan (1271–1368) dynasties. The site has since been

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d under the 1967 Antiquities and Treasure Trove Act.

History

According to the local oral tradition, the area and its vicinity were once home to a non-Muslim indigenous people and in the 15th century ruled by a leader named Raja Lumbi. The oral tradition also mentioned of a fight between the said leader with his followers, and a group of Muslim inhabitants led by a Muslim missionary named Sharif Mohammad or Sharif Alwi. The present-day village is believed to have existed since 200–250 years ago, and the initial inhabitants were said to be the

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and

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ethnic groups, followed by the

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people. Their primary economic activities were agriculture and collecting

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. The village was formerly part of the

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of Limau Manis (also known as Ulu Brunei), before being merged with other districts to become the present-day

Facilities

The village primary school is Panglima Barudin Primary School. Kampong Limau Manis Mosque is the village mosque; it was built in 1994 and can accommodate 1,200 worshippers. The village is home to Pengkalan Batu Health Centre, the

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for the residents of Mukim Pengkalan Batu.

References

* Limau Manis {{Brunei-geo-stub