Mukim Kota Batu is a mukim in

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, w ...

Brunei Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, 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 surrounded by t ...

. 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 southeastern part of the

, bordering

Mukim Mentiri Mukim Mentiri is a mukim in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. 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 dist ...

to the north and

Mukim Lumapas Mukim Lumapas is a mukim in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. It has an area of ; the population was 7,756 in 2016. Name The mukim is named after Kampong Lumapas, one of the villages it encompasses. Geography The mukim is located in the sou ...

to the south and west,

Mukim Kianggeh Mukim Kianggeh is a mukim in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 8,228 in 2016. The mukim encompasses Pusat Bandar, the city centre of the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. Name The mukim is named after Kampong Kianggeh, one of t ...

and the mukims within

Kampong Ayer Kampong Ayer is a prominent traditional settlement in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei. It comprises neighbourhoods of traditional houses, schools and mosques built on stilts above the Brunei River near the capital's city centre. It ha ...

to the west, as well as the Brunei Bay to the east and

Limbang District The Limbang District is one of the two districts of Limbang Division, Malaysia. It has a total area of 3,978.10 square kilometres. The major town is Limbang. It has one sub-district, which is Nanga Medamit Sub-District. It borders Brunei Dar ...

Sarawak Sarawak (; ) is a state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the Malaysian state of Sabah to the northeast, ...

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

, to the east. The

Brunei River The Brunei River ( ms, Sungai Brunei) is a river which flows through Brunei and empties into the Brunei Bay towards the north-east direction. The Istana Nurul Iman, the official residence of the Sultan of Brunei, stands on its banks. The Brunei ...

flows through the mukim into the Brunei Bay. There are several islands: * * * * * * * ''Pulau Sibungor''

Demographics

As of 2016 census, the population was 12,935 with males and females. The mukim had 2,188 households occupying 2,177 dwellings. Among the population, lived in

urban areas An urban area, built-up area or urban agglomeration is a human settlement with a high population density and infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas are created through urbanization and are categorized by urban morphology as cities, ...

, while the remainder of lived in

rural areas In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry typically are describ ...

Villages

As of 2016, the mukim comprised the following census

villages 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 ...

: A few of the villages are also part of Bandar Seri Begawan municipal area, namely Kampong Belimbing, Kampong Kota Batu, Kampong Pelambayan, Kampong Pintu Malim, Kampong Subok and Kampong Sungai Lampai.

Facilities

Mosques

The current mosques in the mukim include: * Kampong Pintu Malim Mosque * Kampong Serdang Mosque * Kampong Sungai Besar Mosque Kampong Berbunut Mosque was the village mosque of Kampong Berbunut, the village on ("Berbunut Island") at mouth of the Brunei River. It had been inaugurated in September 1958. As of today, the mosque no longer exists.

References

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