Kampong Pancha Delima Explained

Kampong Pancha Delima
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:Brunei-Muara
Subdivision Type2:Mukim
Subdivision Name2:Berakas 'A'
Established Title:Established
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:1,562
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:BNT
Utc Offset1:+8
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Postal Code:BB4513
Leader Title:Village head
Leader Name:Omar Safar[1]

Kampong Pancha Delima is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, and a neighbourhood in the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The population was 1,562 in 2016.[2] It is one of the villages within Mukim Berakas 'A'. The postcode is BB4513.[3]

Geography

The village is located in the central part of Brunei-Muara District. It is one of the neighbourhoods in the capital Bandar Seri Begawan and contiguous with the residential neighbourhoods of Pengiran Siraja Muda to the east, Orang Kaya Besar Imas to the south-east and Anggerek Desa to the south.

History

Pancha Delima was one of the areas designated by the government of Brunei for the relocation of Kampong Ayer residents to resettle on land, under the National Resettlement Scheme in the 1950s.[4] The residents of Pancha Delima who were under the relocation programme resettled in the area in 1958 and they originally came from the Kampong Ayer neighbourhoods of Sumbiling Lama and Sultan Lama.[5]

Administration

Since 2007, the village has become part of Bandar Seri Begawan's municipality with the expansion of its spatial jurisdiction.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: BUKU DIREKTORI TELEFON PENGHULU-PENGHULU MUKIM DAN KETUA-KETUA KAMPUNG NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM . April 2024 . . 4 . Brunei . 7 . ms.
  2. Web site: Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016 . . December 2018 . www.deps.gov.bn . Department of Statistics . 22 July 2021 .
  3. Web site: Buku Poskod Edisi Kedua (Kemaskini 26 Disember 2018) . . 26 December 2018 . post.gov.bn . . ms . 22 July 2021 .
  4. Web site: Jabatan Kemajuan Perumahan - Sejarah Perpindahan Tahun 1950an. www.mod.gov.bn. ms. 2018-02-23.
  5. Web site: Rencana - Keharmonian Kampung Pancha Delima, Anggerek.... Norliah Md. Zain . 26 December 2015 . . ms . 23 February 2018.
  6. Web site: Kawasan Baru Perbandaran Bandar Seri Begawan Mulai 1 Ogos 2007. bandaran-bsb.gov.bn. ms. 2018-02-23.