STKRJ Katok 'B' or Kampong Katok 'B', also known as STKRJ Mata-Mata, is a

public housing estate Public housing, also known as social housing, refers to Subsidized housing, subsidized or affordable housing provided in buildings that are usually owned and managed by local government, central government, nonprofit organizations or a ...

in Brunei-Muara District,

Brunei Brunei, officially Brunei Darussalam, is a country in Southeast Asia, situated on the northern coast of the island of Borneo. Apart from its coastline on the South China Sea, it is completely surrounded by the Malaysian state of Sarawak, with ...

, about from the country's capital

Bandar Seri Begawan Bandar Seri Begawan (BSB) is the capital and largest city of Brunei. It is officially a Municipalities of Brunei, municipal area () with an area of and an estimated population of 100,700 as of 2007. It is part of Brunei–Muara District, the s ...

. The total population was 6,108 in 2016. It is one of the estates for the Landless Indigenous Citizens' Housing Scheme (, STKRJ), a public housing programme for the country's indigenous citizens ().

Geography

The estate is located in the central part of Brunei-Muara District, as well as in the outskirts of the municipal area of

and about from the capital's

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. It neighbours Kampong Mata-Mata and

Perpindahan Mata-Mata Kampong Perpindahan Mata-Mata () or simply known as Perpindahan Mata-Mata, is a public housing estate and designated village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, on the outskirts of the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The population was 2,385 in 2016 ...

to the east. It is one of the estates named after the village

Kampong Katok Kampong Katok is a villages of Brunei, village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, about from the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The population was 2,079 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Gadong 'A'. The postcodes in Brunei, postcod ...

, the other STKRJ Katok 'A'.

Administration

For

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purposes, the estate is officially known as STKRJ Mata-Mata and has been divided into three areas and administered as

villages A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village ...

Infrastructures

Schools

Katok 'B' Primary School is the estate's government primary school. Other schools located in the area include: * Katok Secondary School () — a government secondary school. It was established in 2014 and as of 2017 had 1,180 students and 121 teachers. It is housed at what was formerly Katok Sixth Form Centre, a

sixth form college A sixth form college (pre-university college in Malaysia) is an educational institution, where students aged 16 to 19 study typically for advanced post-school level qualifications such as GCE Advanced Level, A Levels, Business and Technology Edu ...

, whereby the latter has been relocated to a new place in

Mukim Sengkurong Mukim Sengkurong is a mukims of Brunei, mukim in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 31,493 in 2016. Etymology The mukim is named after Kampong Sengkurong, one of the villages of Brunei, villages it encompasses. Geography Th ...

and renamed Sengkurong Sixth Form Centre. The school complex sits on a land and was completed in 2008 at a cost of B$16.8 million (US$12.5 million as of September 2021). Some of the facilities include 41 classrooms, laboratories, gymnasium, theatre and library. It was established to alleviate overcrowding at Menglait Secondary School. * Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha Girls' Arabic Religious Secondary School (, SUAMPRIPAHS) — a girls' government secondary school for the country's Arabic Islamic religious education. The construction began in 2015 and completed in 2017 at a cost of almost B$47 million (US$35 million as of September 2021); it can accommodate 1,800 students. The students and teachers are those relocated from Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Damit Girls' Arabic Religious Secondary School (SUAMPRIPAD) in

Batu Satu Batu Satu, also known as Kampong Parit, is an neighbourhoods of Bandar Seri Begawan, area in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei. It is also a designated villages of Brunei, village in Brunei-Muara District, within Mukim Kianggeh. The po ...

. As of 2018, it had 1,365 students and 133 teachers. It was initially known as Katok Arabic Secondary School () until it was renamed on 30 January 2017 on the royal command of

Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Hassanal Bolkiah Muiz'zaddin Wad'daulah (born 15 July 1946) is the Sultan of Brunei since 1967, and prime minister of Brunei since its independence from the United Kingdom in 1984. He is one of the few remaining absolute monarchs in the worl ...

. However, their location address is often attributed to

, even though they are located outside of the village boundary.

Notes

References

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Katok 'B' STKRJ Katok 'B' or Kampong Katok 'B', also known as STKRJ Mata-Mata, is a public housing estate in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, about from the country's capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The total population was 6,108 in 2016. It is one of the es ...