Mukim Tanjong Maya 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 ...

Tutong District Tutong District (; Jawi: دائيره توتوڠ) or simply Tutong is one of the four districts of Brunei. It has an area of ; the population was 48,313 in 2016. The administrative town is Pekan Tutong. It is home to Tasek Merimbun, the count ...

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 4,062 in 2016.

Name

The village was only known as Pengkalan Ipa and changed to Tanjong Maya after the construction of a

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in the village. The construction of the ditch was on the recommendation of Bendahari Talip Ali who was the ketua kampong at that time to be used as a shortcut in the village, because the existing river which was the main road for the villagers was so long and convoluted. When the proposal was approved by the villagers, they agreed to build the ditch in a cooperative manner. Finally they managed to build a ditch about five chains long and about wide that formed a creek. With the construction of the ditch, the villagers can shorten the travel time without having to use the existing river road. In the efforts of the villagers to build the ditch, they brought the

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who live nearby to participate, but they refused. Their rejection was expressed by the Dusun tribe with the words 'inde ku maya' which means 'inda ku ikut'. From that word was born the name of the village which was initially named Kampong Inde Ku Maya. Since the name of Kampung 'Inde Ku Maya' is not pleasant to hear, Talip Ali suggested that the name be changed to Kampong Tanjong Maya.

Geography

The mukim could be named after

Kampong Tanjong Maya Kampong Tanjong Maya is a village in Tutong District, Brunei, about from the district town Pekan Tutong. The population was 488 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Tanjong Maya, a mukim in the district. Facilities Abdul Rashid P ...

, one of the

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 ...

it encompasses. The mukim is located in the central north of

, bordering

Mukim Pekan Tutong Mukim Pekan Tutong is a mukim in Tutong District, Brunei. The population was 10,551 in 2016. It encompasses Pekan Tutong, the district's sole town and administrative centre. Geography The mukim is located in the north-west of Tutong District ...

to the north,

Mukim Kiudang Mukim Kiudang is a mukim in Tutong District, Brunei. The population was 5,924 in 2016. Geography The mukim is located in the eastern part of Tutong District, bordering Mukim Keriam to the north, Mukim Pengkalan Batu (in Brunei-Muara District ...

to the east,

Mukim Lamunin Mukim Lamunin is a mukim in Tutong District, Brunei. The population was 4,298 in 2016. Name The mukim could be named after a village it encompasses, Kampong Lamunin. Lat and Munin made up the word Lamunin. Evidently, Lat and Munin both refer ...

to the south-east, Mukim Ukong to the south-west and Mukim Telisai to the west. Mukim Tanjong Maya is located about from

Pekan Tutong Tutong or officially known as Tutong Town ( ms, Pekan Tutong) is a municipality town in Mukim Pekan Tutong Tutong District, Brunei. It is located about from the country's capital Bandar Seri Begawan. Governance It is officially a Municipa ...

. This village is bordered by

Kampong Lubok Pulau Kampong Lubok Pulau is a village in Tutong District, Brunei, about from the district town Pekan Tutong. The population was 496 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Tanjong Maya, a mukim A mukim is a type of administrative division ...

, Kampong Penapar and Bukit Udal.

Administration

As of 2016, the mukim comprised the following census

History

According to

Penghulu Penghulu ( Jawi: ; also Pěnghulu) is the headman or chief of a region in traditional societies on the Malay archipelago in Maritime Southeast Asia. The term is currently used in Brunei and Malaysia as the community leader of the smaller country ...

Mukim Tanjong Maya, Awang Haji Abdul Wahab bin Apong, the early history of the village began approximately 300 years ago when several families from the Tutong people living in Kampong Lurah Saban located on the

Tutong River The Tutong River ( ms, Sungai Tutong) is a river in Tutong District, Brunei. It is the second longest of the four main rivers in the country. Sites Tutong (town), Tutong Town is one of the largest human settlements in the district in which t ...

moved to the village to explore or potentially a new area to grow

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. The move was led by Bendahari Talip bin Bendahara Tengah, which was after the incident of the

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running away the

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who was the wife of Bendahari Talip's own son. The incident has prompted the family of Treasurer Talip Ali to move from his hometown to the Tutong

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. In addition, they also want to explore new places to

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such as growing rice and hunting animals. Their move there has opened a new chapter in the life of the Tutong tribe which before that was more focused on the village on the Tutong River. The family of Bendahari Talip Ali is believed to be the earliest generation of the Tutong tribe who explored the hinterland of Tutong River and subsequently settled there. Before they arrived at Kampong Tanjong Maya they first settled in two places along the river leading to the village, namely in an area named Ngorbuat (Sungai Panjang) and then moved again to a place called Nyumbung (Tanjong Panjang). Due to the desire to explore more suitable areas to live in they have moved to an area named Pengkalan Ipa, a place suitable for them to spy on animals and enemies. While some other families continue to reside in the two places. The relocation of Talip Ali's family to Pengkalan Ipa has succeeded in creating a harmonious life with the Dusun tribes who live in nearby areas such as Bukit Penulud, Bukit Nibong and Meranti. Talip Ali himself was married to a Dusun tribe named Yuntus (Afsah). When life there felt suitable to be used as a place to live, they continued to live there until the place was finally known as Kampong Tanjong Maya. At the beginning they just built a house in the shape of a

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and were given plots for each sex in the family. Living together in a longhouse is the early way of life of the Tutong people that has existed since they lived in Lurah Saban. The shape of the house is also felt to be safer to avoid the threat of ''ayau'' (

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) that happened at that time.

Economy

Virgin coconut products are among the famous products in this mukim.

Demography

As of 2016 census, the population was 4,062 with males and females. The mukim had 674 households occupying 667 dwellings. The entire population lived in

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. Almost the entire population of the village is made up of the Tutong tribe.

Infrastructure

As in other mukims in the country, the mukim is not left behind to receive facilities provided by the government such as

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telephone A telephone is a telecommunications device that permits two or more users to conduct a conversation when they are too far apart to be easily heard directly. A telephone converts sound, typically and most efficiently the human voice, into e ...

mosques A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, i ...

and

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References

Tanjong Maya Kampong Tanjong Maya is a village in Tutong District, Brunei, about from the district town Pekan Tutong. The population was 488 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Tanjong Maya, a mukim in the district. Facilities Abdul Rashid ...

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