| Mukim Berakas 'B' | |
| Settlement Type: | Mukim |
| Coordinates: | 4.9833°N 114.9167°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Brunei |
| Subdivision Type1: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Brunei-Muara |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1996 |
| Leader Title: | Penghulu |
| Leader Name: | Omar Safar |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 39,284 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | BNT |
| Utc Offset1: | +8 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
| Postal Code: | BCxx15 |
Mukim Berakas 'B' is a mukim in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei.
People from the Kampong Ayer used to travel to the Berakas to get firewood before resettlement. Only a jungle at that time, they wrapped the woods when they had gathered them. In Brunei Malay, the act of bundling the woods is known as berkas. As word spread about memberakas kayu (to gather firewood), Berakas was established as the location where people go.[1]
In the late 1940s, Mukim Berakas was primarily made up of forest land. It took some time before additional people moved in; first, just the Kedayans resided here. In the 1950s, when they initially started settling in this region, lands in the Anggerek Desa and Burong Pingai were allotted under the first Kampong Ayer resettlement scheme.
The mukim and Mukim Berakas 'A' were originally one mukim by the name 'Mukim Berakas' before being split into the current divisions in 1996.[2]
The mukim is located in the north-east centre of Brunei-Muara District, bordering Mukim Mentiri to the north-east, Mukim Kota Batu to the south-east, Mukim Kianggeh to the south and Mukim Berakas 'A' to the west and north.
As of 2016 census, the population was 40,710 with males and females. The mukim had 6,461 households occupying 6,397 dwellings. The entire population lived in urban areas.
As of 2021, the mukim encompasses the following populated villages:
| Settlements | Population (2021)[3] | Ketua kampung (2024)[4] [5] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,916 | Mohamad Norfarzulillah bin Gapar | ||
| Kampong Manggis | 3,681 | Omar bin Haji Mohd Alli | |
| Kampong Sungai Akar | 6,129 | Haji Zailani bin Haji Abdul Malik (Acting) | |
| Kampong Sungai Tilong | 4,204 | Pengiran Haji Ruzaini bin Pengiran Haji Shahbudin | |
| Kampong Sungai Hanching | 3,189 | Haji Abd Rahman bin Safar | |
| Kampong Salambigar | 1,886 | Haji Abd Rahman bin Safar (Acting) | |
| RPN Lambak Kanan Area 1 | 4,223 | Haji Ibrahim @ Haji Brahim bin Haji Duraman | |
| RPN Lambak Kanan Area 2 | 4,771 | Haji Omar bin Haji Safar | |
| RPN Lambak Kanan Area 3 | 2,338 | Haji Mahir bin Mohd Yusof | |
| RPN Lambak Kanan Area 4 | 4,157 | Haji Mohamad Fazzly bin Haji Suhaili | |
| RPN Lambak Kanan Area 5 | 1,719 | Haji Hamidi bin Haji Abdul Wahid | |
| Kampong Sungai Orok | 1,071 |
There is a public housing area within the mukim, namely Malay: Rancangan Perumahan Negara Lambak Kanan ('Lambak Kanan National Housing Scheme') located in Kampong Lambak Kanan.