Kampong Sungai Hanching | |
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 'B' |
Established Title: | Established |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 2,987 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | BNT |
Utc Offset1: | +8 |
Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
Postal Code: | BC2115 |
Official Name: | Kampong Sungai Hanching |
Native Name: | Kampung Sungai Hanching |
Leader Title: | Village head |
Leader Name: | Abd Rahman Safar[1] |
Kampong Sungai Hanching (literally: 'Urine-Reeking River Village') is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 2,987 in 2016.[2] It is one of the villages within Mukim Berakas 'B'. The postcode is BC2115.[3] [4]
Haji Mohd Salleh Primary School is the village's government primary school. It also shares grounds with Haji Mohd Salleh Religious School, the village's government school for the country's Islamic religious primary education.
The village mosque is Kampong Sungai Hanching Mosque; it was inaugurated on 12 November 1982 and can accommodate 1,400 worshippers.[5]
The village is also home to the Embassy of Indonesia and China.[6]