Kampong Tanah Jambu
Kampong Tanah Jambu | |
|---|---|
 Jalan Muara | |
  Location in Brunei | |
| Coordinates: 4°59′45″N 115°00′07″E / 4.9957°N 115.0019°E | |
| Country | Brunei |
| District | Brunei-Muara |
| Mukim | Mentiri |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
| • Total | 8,809 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (BNT) |
| Postcode | BU1129 |
Kampong Tanah Jambu is a village in the north-east of Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 8,809 in 2016.[1] It encompasses the original village settlement, as well as the public housing areas STKRJ Kampong Tanah Jambu and RPN Kampong Tanah Jambu.
Name[edit]
The village is named after jambu (guava) tree.[2]
Geography[edit]
Kampong Tanah Jambu is one of the villages in Mukim Mentiri, a mukim in Brunei-Muara District. It is one of the villages along Jalan Muara, a road which links Bandar Seri Begawan to Muara town.
Facilities[edit]
Mosque[edit]
Kampong Tanah Jambu Mosque is the village mosque; it was inaugurated on 7 December 1979 and can accommodate 600 worshippers.[3]
Notable people[edit]
- Mahmud Saedon (1943–2002), Bruneian writer
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Department of Statistics. December 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ Mohd Yunos, Rozan (2013). SEMINAR UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ASIA, SOUTHEAST DIVISION (PDF). pp. 12–13.
- ^ "SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Kampong Tanah Jambu". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 5 July 2021.
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