Mukim Pengkalan Batu Explained

Mukim Pengkalan Batu
Settlement Type:Mukim
Coordinates:4.9°N 114.9°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Brunei
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Brunei-Muara
Established Title:Established
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:15,860
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:BNT
Utc Offset1:+8
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Postal Code:BHxx23
Leader Title:Penghulu
Leader Name:Tamam Timbang

Mukim Pengkalan Batu (also Mukim Pangkalan Batu) is a mukim in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 14,492 in 2016.[1]

Name

The mukim is named after Kampong Pengkalan Batu, one of the villages it encompasses.

Geography

The mukim is the southernmost mukim in the district, bordering Mukim Sengkurong to the north, Mukim Kilanas and Mukim Lumapas to the north-east, and Mukim Kiudang and Mukim Keriam in Tutong District to the south-west and north-west respectively.[2] It also borders Limbang District in Sarawak, Malaysia to the east and south.

Demographics

As of 2016 census, the population of Mukim Pengkalan Batu comprised 7,435 males and 7,057 females. The mukim had 2,288 households occupying 2,259 dwellings. The entire population lived in rural areas.

Administration

As of 2021, the mukim encompasses the following populated villages:

Settlements[3] Population (2021)Ketua kampung (2024)[4] [5]
Kampong Bebatik1,726
Kampong Masin3,129Moksin bin Haji Kamis
Kampong Parit1,310
Kampong Pengkalan Batu907Muhammad Haikal bin Haji Kahar
Kampong Batu Ampar799
Kampong Batong1,319Haji Saban bin Lamat
Kampong Panchor Murai533Haji Ismail bin Haji Jumat
Kampong Wasan441
Kampong Batang Perhentian346
Kampong Limau Manis1,155Mohaimin bin Haji Johari @ Jahari
Kampong Kuala Lurah763
Kampong Junjongan2,622Haji Tamam @ Haji Ahmad Shah Tamami bin Haji Timbang
Kampong Bebuloh687Muhammad Firdaus bin Haji Said @ Shamrey bin Lantang
Kampong Imang123

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016 . . December 2018 . www.deps.gov.bn . Statistics Department . 27 June 2021 .
  2. Web site: Geoportal - Survey Department. survey.gov.bn. en. 28 August 2018.
  3. Web site: October 2021 . Annex B . 23 January 2024 . DEPS.MoFE.gov.bn . Department of Economic Planning and Statistics, Ministry of Finance and Economy.
  4. Book: BUKU DIREKTORI TELEFON PENGHULU-PENGHULU MUKIM DAN KETUA-KETUA KAMPUNG NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM . April 2024 . . 4 . Brunei . 15 . ms.
  5. Web site: Direktori Penghulu Mukim dan Ketua Kampung Daerah Brunei dan Muara . 2024-08-20 . Jabatan Daerah Brunei dan Muara . ms.