Kampong Birau | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Brunei |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brunei |
Pushpin Label Position: | none |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Brunei |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Tutong |
Subdivision Type2: | Mukim |
Subdivision Name2: | Kiudang |
Established Title: | Established |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 13.5 |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 989 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | BNT |
Utc Offset1: | +8 |
Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
Postal Code: | TE2143 |
Leader Name: | Masburah Suhaile[1] |
Kampong Birau is a village in the north-east of Tutong District, Brunei, about 19km (12miles) from the district town Pekan Tutong. It has an area of 13.5sqmi;[2] the population was 989 in 2016.[3] It is one of the villages within Mukim Kiudang, a mukim in the district.[4]
Birau Primary School is the village primary school; it was inaugurated on 15 February 1955. It also shares grounds with Birau Religious School, the village school for the primary level of the country's Islamic religious education.
Kampong Birau Mosque is the village mosque; it was established on 18 January 1963. The current building was inaugurated on 2 August 1991 by the then Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah.[5] It can accommodate 300 worshippers.