Kampong Orang Kaya Besar Imas Explained

Kampong Orang Kaya Besar Imas
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 'A'
Established Title:Established
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:1,228
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:BNT
Utc Offset1:+8
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Postal Code:BB4113

Kampong Orang Kaya Besar Imas (commonly abbreviated as OKBI) is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, and a neighbourhood in the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The population was 1,228 in 2016.[1] It is one of the villages within Mukim Berakas 'A'. The postcode is BB4113.[2]

History

The village was established in 1954 as one of the areas designated by the government for some of the Kampong Ayer residents to resettle on land under the National Resettlement Programme in the 1950s.[3]

Geography

The village is located in the central part of Brunei-Muara District. It is one of the neighbourhoods in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei. It is contiguous with the neighbourhoods of Pengiran Siraja Muda to the north, Sungai Akar to the east, Pulaie to the south, Anggerek Desa to the west and Pancha Delima to the north-west.

Administration

The village has been part of Bandar Seri Begawan's municipal area since the expansion of the municipality's spatial jurisdiction in 2007.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016 . . December 2018 . www.deps.gov.bn . Department of Statistics . 21 July 2021 .
  2. Web site: Buku Poskod Edisi Kedua (Kemaskini 26 Disember 2018) . . 26 December 2018 . post.gov.bn . . ms . 21 July 2021 .
  3. Web site: Jabatan Kemajuan Perumahan – Mengenai Rancangan Perumahan Negara (RPN). www.mod.gov.bn. ms. 2018-02-23.
  4. Web site: Kawasan Baru Perbandaran Bandar Seri Begawan Mulai 1 Ogos 2007. bandaran-bsb.gov.bn. ms. 2018-02-23.