Kampong Manggis

Manggis

Kampung Manggis
Manggis Kampung Manggis
Village and neighbourhood
	Kampong Manggis
	Location in Brunei
	Coordinates: 4°57′16″N 114°57′45″E / 4.9544°N 114.9626°E
Country	Brunei
District	Brunei-Muara
Mukim	Berakas 'B'
Population (2016)
• Total	4,229
Time zone	UTC+8 (BNT)
Postcode	BC3615

Kampong Manggis is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, as well as a neighbourhood in the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The population was 4,229 in 2016.^[1] It is one of the villages within Mukim Berakas 'B'. The postcode is BC3615.^[2]

Name

The name Kampong Manggis is derived from a large mangosteen tree that was located in the house of the former head of the village once upon a time.^[3]

Administration

Apart from being a village subdivision, Kampong Manggis has also been subsumed under the municipal area of the capital Bandar Seri Begawan.^{[citation needed]}

Infrastructure

With its strategic position, Kampong Manggis is now packed with developments such as private houses, supermarkets, schools and a mosque. This village, which has a population of over 3,000 people, also receives basic facilities provided by the government, such as roads, electricity, telephone, water, Pancha Harapan stalls.^[3]

Suri Seri Begawan Raja Pengiran Anak Damit Mosque is the village mosque for Kampong Manggis and the neighbouring Kampong Madang. It was inaugurated by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah in 2014.^[4] The mosque can accommodate 2,400 worshippers.^[4]

Notable people

Mohammad Abdul Rahman Piut (1906–1971), politician and nobleman^[5]
Lau Ah Kok (1920–2018), businessperson^[6]
Ahmad Wally Skinner (1925–2003), politician^[7]
Yahya Ibrahim (1939–2022), politician and writer^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Department of Statistics. December 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b KOMPILASI RENCANA KNK 2015 (PDF) (in Malay). Kenali Negera Kitani. 2015. pp. 85–91.
^ ^a ^b Azlan Othman (19 July 2014). "Sultan performs 1st Friday prayers at new mosque". www.sultanate.com. Borneo Bulletin. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
^ "Pengiran Temanggong". pengirantemanggong.blogspot.com. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
^ "Hua Ho Dept Store founder passes away at 98 – Borneo Bulletin Online". Borneo Bulletin. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
^ "160514_ZIARAH". www.infofoto.gov.bn. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
^ Gin, Ooi Keat (14 December 2015). Brunei - History, Islam, Society and Contemporary Issues. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-65997-6.

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[census_2016-1] "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Department of Statistics. December 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

[postcode-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.

[:0-3] KOMPILASI RENCANA KNK 2015 (PDF) (in Malay). Kenali Negera Kitani. 2015. pp. 85–91.

[mosque-4] Azlan Othman (19 July 2014). "Sultan performs 1st Friday prayers at new mosque". www.sultanate.com. Borneo Bulletin. Retrieved 24 February 2018.

[:5-5] "Pengiran Temanggong". pengirantemanggong.blogspot.com. Retrieved 24 July 2023.

[:2-6] "Hua Ho Dept Store founder passes away at 98 – Borneo Bulletin Online". Borneo Bulletin. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.

[7] "160514_ZIARAH". www.infofoto.gov.bn. Retrieved 16 August 2023.

[8] Gin, Ooi Keat (14 December 2015). Brunei - History, Islam, Society and Contemporary Issues. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-65997-6.

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