Kampong Tanjong Maya Explained

Kampong Tanjong Maya
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:Tanjong Maya
Established Title:Established
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:488
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:BNT
Utc Offset1:+8
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Postal Code:TD1141
Leader Name:Nur Azmil Ismail[1]

Kampong Tanjong Maya is a village in Tutong District, Brunei, about 8km (05miles) from the district town Pekan Tutong. The population was 488 in 2016.[2] It is one of the villages within Mukim Tanjong Maya, a mukim in the district.[3]

Facilities

Abdul Rashid Primary School is the village primary school; it was opened on 20 March 1930 and named after the then penghulu of the village.[4]

Tanjong Maya Religious School is the village school for the primary level of the country's Islamic religious education.

Kampong Tanjong Maya Mosque is the village mosque; it was inaugurated on 6 July 1973 by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.[5] The mosque can accommodate 400 worshippers.

Notes and References

  1. Book: BUKU DIREKTORI TELEFON PENGHULU-PENGHULU MUKIM DAN KETUA-KETUA KAMPUNG NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM . April 2024 . . 4 . Brunei . 26 . ms.
  2. Web site: Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016 . . December 2018 . www.deps.gov.bn . Department of Statistics . 7 July 2021 .
  3. Book: Tutong District . . 2013 . Information Department . 9 . 29 August 2018.
  4. Book: . Puak Tutong: Sejarah dan Perkembangan Awal Sosio-Budaya . . 2004 . 51 . ms . 866690368 .
  5. Web site: SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Kampong Tanjong Maya . www.kheu.gov.bn . ms . 7 July 2021.