Kampong Belais

Coordinates: 4°40′23″N 115°02′31″E / 4.673°N 115.042°E / 4.673; 115.042
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Kampong Belais
Kampong Belais is located in Brunei
Kampong Belais
Location in Brunei
Coordinates: 4°40′23″N 115°02′31″E / 4.673°N 115.042°E / 4.673; 115.042
CountryBrunei
DistrictTemburong
MukimBokok
Population
 (2021)
 • Total109
Time zoneUTC+8 (BNT)

Kampong Belais is a village in Temburong District, Brunei. The population is 109 in 2021.[a] It is one of the villages within Mukim Bokok.

Name[edit]

The name belais is a type of fish.[1]

Administration[edit]

For census and postcode purposes Kampong Belais is established as two villages:

Village Population
(2021)[2]
Postcode[3]
Kampong Belais Besar 92 PE1351
Kampong Belais Kecil 17 PE1551
Total 109 -

Kampong Belais shares a village head (ketua kampung) with Kampong Buda-Buda.[citation needed]

Facilities[edit]

The village mosque is Kampong Belais Mosque. The construction began in 1994 and completed in 1996.[4] It can accommodate 300 worshippers.[4]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ see Administration section

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mohd Yunos, Rozan (2013). SEMINAR UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ASIA, SOUTHEAST DIVISION (PDF). p. 21.
  2. ^ Department of Economic Planning & Statistics (October 2021). "ANNEX B" (PDF). deps.mofe.gov.bn. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Buku Poskod Edisi Kedua (Kemaskini 26 Disember 2018)" (PDF). post.gov.bn (in Malay). Brunei Postal Services Department. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b "SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Kampong Belais". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 13 August 2021.