Batu Satu Explained
| Batu Satu |
| Other Name: | Parit |
| Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood and 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: | Kianggeh |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 1,509 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | BNT |
| Utc Offset1: | +8 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postcode[1] |
| Postal Code: | BA1912 |
| Official Name: | Kampong Parit |
| Leader Title: | Village head |
| Leader Name: | Lawi Lamat[2] |
Batu Satu, also known as Kampong Parit, is an area in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei. It is also a designated village in Brunei-Muara District, within Mukim Kianggeh. The population was 1,509 in 2016.[3] It encompasses a commercial area of the capital. It is also home to the country's Supreme Court, as well as some of important Islamic religious educational institutions of the country.
History
Batu Satu was home to Malay: Istana Parit ("Parit Palace"), also known as Malay: Istana Temasek ("Temasek Palace"),[4] a former royal residence of Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin,[5] the 27th Sultan of Brunei. The palace had been demolished to make way for the construction of the religious school Malay: Sekolah Ugama Arab Menengah Perempuan Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Damit.
Commercial area
Batu Satu commercial area mainly comprises shophouses, small-sized shopping centres and lodging establishments.
Utama Bowling, located in the commercial area, was the first bowling alley in Brunei.[6] It once hosted bowling games during the 1999 Southeast Asian Games.[7]
Educational institutions
Some of the educational institutions for the country's Islamic religious education are located within its administrative boundary:[8]
- Seri Begawan Religious Teachers University College, the teacher-training college which produces teachers for this education, mainly in religious primary schools
- Hassanal Bolkiah Boys' Arabic Secondary School (Malay: Sekolah Menengah Arab Laki-Laki Hassanal Bolkiah, SMALHB) — the sole Islamic religious sixth form college in the country. It was inaugurated in May 1967 by Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III,[9] the 28th Sultan of Brunei and the father of the current monarch Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. As of 2012, it had more than 600 students.
- Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Damit Girls' Arabic Religious Secondary School (Malay: Sekolah Ugama Arab Menengah Perempuan Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Damit, SUAMPRIPAD) — a girls' Islamic religious secondary school. It was established on 1 March 1966 and as of 2012 had 816 students and 100 teachers.
Notes and References
- Web site: Buku Poskod Edisi Kedua (Kemaskini 26 Disember 2018) . . 26 December 2018 . post.gov.bn . . ms . 29 July 2021 .
- Book: BUKU DIREKTORI TELEFON PENGHULU-PENGHULU MUKIM DAN KETUA-KETUA KAMPUNG NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM . April 2024 . . 4 . Brunei . 15 . ms.
- Web site: Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016 . . December 2018 . www.deps.gov.bn . Department of Statistics . 29 July 2021 .
- News: . 15 June 1966 . D. Y. M. M. MERASMIKAN PERLETAKKAN BATU ASAS SEKOLAH MENENGAH UGAMA PEREMPUAN RAJA ISTERI ANAK DAMIT . Pelita Brunei . ms . Jabatan Penyiaran dan Penerangan . 24 . 1 . 29 July 2021 .
- News: . 13 September 1967 . (Untitled) . Pelita Brunei . ms . Jabatan Penyiaran dan Penerangan . 37 . 2 . 29 July 2021 .
- News: Antonio Q. Albastro . OFWs help bring in investors . . 14 December 2013 . 29 July 2021 .
- Web site: Schedule at Official Website of the Games . www.seagames20.net.bn . 3 March 2001 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20010303034610/http://www.seagames20.net.bn/schedule.htm . 3 March 2001 .
- Book: . Brunei Darussalam Street Directory . 2014 . 2nd . Brunei Press . 75 . 9789991732411 .
- News: Dk. Siti Redzaimi Pg. Haji Ahmad . Rohani Haji Abdul Hamid . Kebawah DYMM tinjau perkembangan tiga institusi pendidikan agama . 9 February 2012 . Pelita Brunei . 57 #18 . 11 February 2012 . Jabatan Penerangan . ms . 3, 12–13 . 2 October 2021.
