Kampong Penabai

Kampong Penabai is a coastal village in Tutong District, Brunei, about 4–5 kilometres (2.5–3.1 mi) from the district town Pekan Tutong. The population was 888 in 2016.[1] It is one of the villages within Mukim Pekan Tutong, a mukim in the district.[2]

Penabai
Kampung Penabai
Kampong Penabai
Kampong Penabai Mosque
Kampong Penabai Mosque
Kampong Penabai is located in Brunei
Kampong Penabai
Location in Brunei
Coordinates: 4°47′45″N 114°37′33″E
CountryBrunei
DistrictTutong
MukimPekan Tutong
Population
 (2016)[1]
  Total888
Time zoneUTC+8 (BNT)
Postcode
TA3541

Etymology

The village is named after the Bruneian Malay ethnic group who had migrated to the area from the present-day Brunei-Muara District, mainly descendants of the Kampong Ayer people.[3] The name "Penabai" is derived from Bunu Abai, the name in Tutong language for the Bruneian Malay people.[3][4]

Facilities

Pengiran Muda Mahkota Primary School is the village primary school; it was inaugurated on 14 October 1962 by Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III, the then Sultan of Brunei.[3] It is named after Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah who was at that time the Crown Prince (Pengiran Muda Mahkota).[3]

Kampong Penabai Mosque, the village mosque, was established in 1981 initially as a surau.[3] The current building was built in 1993 and can accommodate 200 worshippers.[5]

References

  1. "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Department of Statistics. December 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. Tutong District (PDF). Information Department. 2013. p. 8. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. Puak Tutong: Sejarah dan Perkembangan Awal Sosio-Budaya (in Malay). Pusat Sejarah Brunei. 2004. pp. 69–71. OCLC 866690368.
  4. Haji Ramlee Tunggal (2005). Struktur Bahasa Tutong (in Malay). Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Brunei. p. 20. ISBN 9991704264. OCLC 1223363153.
  5. "SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Kampong Penabai". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 8 July 2021.


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