Mukim Mentiri 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 30,192 in 2016.
Name
The mukim is named after
Kampong Mentiri
Kampong Mentiri () or simply known as Mentiri, is a village in the north-east of Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. It has an area of ; the population was 1,215 in 2016.
Name
The village is named after Mentiri, an obscure and unusual tree. The ...
, 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.
Geography
The mukim is located in the north-east of the district, bordering the
South China Sea
The South China Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean. It is bounded in the north by the shores of South China (hence the name), in the west by the Indochinese Peninsula, in the east by the islands of Taiwan and northwestern Phi ...
to the north,
Mukim Serasa to the east, the
Brunei Bay to the south,
Mukim Kota Batu to the south-west and
Mukim Berakas 'A'
Mukim Berakas 'A' is a mukim in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 27,223 in 2016.
Background
The mukim and Mukim Berakas 'B' were originally one mukim by the name 'Mukim Berakas' before being split into the current divisions ...
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 ...
to the west.
There are several islands included within the mukim, namely , and .
Demographics
As of
2016 census,
the population was 30,192 with males and females. The mukim had 5,292 households occupying 5,280 dwellings. The entire 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, ...
.
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 ...
:
Infrastructures
The mukim is home to the following
public housing estates:
*
RPN Mentiri
* RPN Panchor Mengkubau
* RPN Tanah Jambu in
Kampong Tanah Jambu
* STKRJ Sungai Buloh in
Kampong Sungai Buloh
* STKRJ Tanah Jambu in
Kampong Tanah Jambu
Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Secondary School is the sole secondary school in the mukim.
Salar Industrial Park in Kampong Salar is one of the
industrial parks
An industrial park (also known as industrial estate, trading estate) is an area zoned and planned for the purpose of industrial development. An industrial park can be thought of as a more "heavyweight" version of a business park or office park, ...
in the country.
Notes
References
Mentiri
Kampong Mentiri () or simply known as Mentiri, is a village in the north-east of Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. It has an area of ; the population was 1,215 in 2016.
Name
The village is named after Mentiri, an obscure and unusual tree. The ...
Brunei-Muara District
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