Mukim Bukit Sawat

Mukim Bukit Sawat is a mukim in Belait District, Brunei.[3] It had a population of 794 in 2016.[2]

Mukim Bukit Sawat
Mukim
Sungai Mau Recreational Park
Sungai Mau Recreational Park
Bukit Sawat is in peach.
Bukit Sawat is in peach.
CountryBrunei
DistrictBelait
Government
 • PenghuluSalleh Othman[1]
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total794
Time zoneUTC+8 (BNT)
Postcode
KFxx38

Geography

The mukim is located in the east of Belait District, bordering Mukim Telisai, Mukim Ukong and Mukim Rambai of Tutong District to the north, north-east and east respectively, Mukim Sukang to the south, Mukim Labi to the west and Mukim Liang to the north-west.

The mukim is named after Kampong Bukit Sawat, one of the villages it encompasses.

Demographics

As of the 2016 census,[2] the population was 794 with 57.1% males and 42.9% females. The mukim had 220 households occupying 220 dwellings. The entire population lived in rural areas.

Villages

As of 2016, the mukim comprised the following census villages:[2]

VillagePopulation
(2016)
Kampong Bisut7
Kampong Bukit Kandol1
Kampong Bukit Sawat74
Kampong Melayan0
Kampong Merangking33
Kampong Merangking Hilir93
Kampong Merangking Ulu49
Kampong Sungai Mau498
Kampong Pulau Apil28
Kampong Tarap11
Total794

Facilities
Al-Mashor Mosque

Schools

The primary schools (sekolah rendah) in the mukim include:

  • Merangking Primary School
  • Orang Kaya Pemancha Berandai Primary School, Bukit Sawat — initially established as a Malay school and built in 1932.[4] A newer building was inaugurated on 28 August 1971 to replace the older building.[4]

Each school also houses a sekolah ugama (school for the country's Islamic religious primary education).

Mosques
  • Al-Mashor Mosque, Kampong Sungai Mau — inaugurated by the then Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah on 28 February 1992; it can accommodate 200 worshippers.[5]
  • Balai Ibadat Kampong Merangking
  • Kampong Bukit Sawat Mosque — built in 1990 and can accommodate 120 worshippers.[6]

Tourism and recreation
  • Sungai Mau Reacreation Park — a recreation park in Kampong Sungai Mau[7]

References
  1. "Penghulu, ketua kampung di Belait terima sijil lantikan » Media Permata Online". Penghulu, ketua kampung di Belait terima sijil lantikan. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  2. "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Statistics Department. December 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. "Belait District" (PDF). www.information.gov.bn. 2011. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  4. "(Untitled)" (PDF). Pelita Brunei (in Malay). No. 16 #36. Jabatan Penyiaran dan Penerangan Kerajaan Brunei. 8 September 1971. p. 2. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  5. "SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Al-Mashor, Kampong Sungai Mau". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  6. "SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Kampong Bukit Sawat". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  7. "Sungai Mau Recreational Park - The Bruneian". Retrieved 9 July 2022.

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