Kampong Penabai Explained

Penabai
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:Pekan Tutong
Established Title:Established
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:749
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:BNT
Utc Offset1:+8
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Postal Code:TA3541
Official Name:Kampong Penabai
Native Name:Kampung Penabai
Leader Name:Sofiyuddin Serudin[1]

Kampong Penabai is a coastal village in Tutong District, Brunei, about 4km-5kmkm (02miles-03mileskm) from the district town Pekan Tutong. The population was 749 in 2021.[2] It is one of the villages within Mukim Pekan Tutong, a mukim in the district.[3]

Etymology

The village is named after the Bruneian Malay ethnic group who had migrated to the area from the present-day Brunei-Muara District, mainly descendants of the Kampong Ayer people.[4] The name "Penabai" is derived from Bunu Abai, the name in Tutong language for the Bruneian Malay people.[5]

Facilities

Pengiran Muda Mahkota Primary School is the village primary school; it was inaugurated on 14 October 1962 by Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III, the then Sultan of Brunei. It is named after Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah who was at that time the Crown Prince (Malay: Pengiran Muda Mahkota).

Kampong Penabai Mosque, the village mosque, was established in 1981 initially as a surau. The current building was built in 1993 and can accommodate 200 worshippers.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: BUKU DIREKTORI TELEFON PENGHULU-PENGHULU MUKIM DAN KETUA-KETUA KAMPUNG NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM . April 2024 . . 4 . Brunei . 28 . ms.
  2. Web site: Department of Economic Planning & Statistics . October 2021 . ANNEX B . 23 January 2024 . deps.mofe.gov.bn.
  3. Book: Tutong District . . 2013 . Information Department . 8 . 8 July 2021.
  4. Book: . Puak Tutong: Sejarah dan Perkembangan Awal Sosio-Budaya . . 2004 . 69–71 . ms . 866690368 .
  5. Book: Struktur Bahasa Tutong . Haji Ramlee Tunggal . . 2005 . ms . 20 . 9991704264 . 1223363153 .
  6. Web site: SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Kampong Penabai . www.kheu.gov.bn . ms . 8 July 2021.