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]
On donated property, Awang Haji Muhammad Salleh, a descendent of the well-known Melabau chieftain Panglima Jais, founded Haji Mohd Salleh Primary School, a primary school, in 1947.[5] 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.[6]
The village is also home to the Embassy of Indonesia and China.[7]