Kampong Madang

Kampong Madang is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, as well as a neighbourhood in the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The population was 1,231 in 2016.[1] It is one of the villages within Mukim Berakas 'B'. The postcode is BC3715.[2]

Kampong Madang
Village and neighbourhood
Suri Seri Begawan Raja Pengiran Anak Damit Mosque
Suri Seri Begawan Raja Pengiran Anak Damit Mosque
Kampong Madang is located in Brunei
Kampong Madang
Location in Brunei
Coordinates: 4°57′17″N 114°57′08″E
CountryBrunei
DistrictBrunei-Muara
MukimBerakas 'B'
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total1,231
Time zoneUTC+8 (BNT)
Postcode
BC3715

Name

The village is named after Madang, an obscure and unusual tree.[3]

Geography

The village is located in the central part of Brunei-Muara District. The built-up area is contiguous with the Lambak Kanan public housing to its north and Kampong Manggis to the east.[4] Madang is also one of the neighbourhoods in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei — together with Manggis, they are the northernmost neighbourhoods in the capital.

Administration

Apart from being a village subdivision, Kampong Madang has also been subsumed under the municipal area of the capital Bandar Seri Begawan.

Facilities

Madang Religious School is the village school for the country's Islamic religious primary education.

Suri Seri Begawan Raja Pengiran Anak Damit Mosque is the village mosque for Kampong Madang and the neighbouring Kampong Manggis. It was inaugurated by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah in 2014.[5] The mosque can accommodate 2,400 worshippers.[5]

References
  1. "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Department of Statistics. December 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. "Buku Poskod Edisi Kedua (Kemaskini 26 Disember 2018)" (PDF). post.gov.bn (in Malay). Brunei Postal Services Department. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  3. Mohd Yunos, Rozan (2013). SEMINAR UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ASIA, SOUTHEAST DIVISION (PDF). pp. 12–13.
  4. Brunei Darussalam street directory : quick & easy reference maps., Brunei Press Sdn. Bhd., 2014, pp. 52–53, ISBN 9789991732411, OCLC 932264901
  5. Azlan Othman (19 July 2014). "Sultan performs 1st Friday prayers at new mosque". www.sultanate.com. Borneo Bulletin. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
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