Kampong Tungku Explained

Kampong Tungku
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:Gadong 'A'
Established Title:Established
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:1,689
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:BNT
Utc Offset1:+8
Postal Code Type:Postcode
Postal Code:BE2119
Leader Title:Village head
Leader Name:Ismail Rejab[1]

Kampong Tungku is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, about 10km (10miles) from the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The population was 1,689 in 2016.[2] It is one of the villages within Mukim Gadong 'A'. The postcode is BE2119.[3] [4]

Geography

The village is located on the outskirts of the municipal area of the country's capital Bandar Seri Begawan, and about 10km (10miles) from its city centre.

As a village subdivision, it borders Kampong Rimba to the north-east; Area 1 and Area 5 of RPN Kampong Rimba, and STKRJ Kampong Rimba to the east; Area 1 and Area 2 of STKRJ Kampong Tungku to the south-east; Kampong Katok and STKRJ Kampong Katok 'A' to the south; and Kampong Peninjau to the west. It also borders the South China Sea to the north.

Administration

Kampong Tungku shares a village head (Malay: ketua kampung) with the neighbouring village Kampong Katok.[5]

Economy

Efforts made by the residents of Kampong Tungku and Katok through animal husbandry or more precisely producing kelulut honey. The production of kelulut honey is planned to be the brand of the village's product, especially in response to the government's call to make one product one village, given the growing involvement of the population and their liking for it. The Ketua Kampong Tungku/Katok explained that, seeing the development through animal husbandry, the members of the Village Consultative Council (MPK) suggested that it be made a trademark of the village's product and it was well received.[6]

Infrastructures

Roads

Road access to the village is served by Jalan Tungku from the south-east, and Jalan Rakyat Jati Rimba and the Tungku–Jerudong Highway from the north. Jalan Tungku is the main road in the settlement which traverses the area in the north-west–south-east direction. Jalan Rakyat Jati Rimba and the Tungku–Jerudong Highway terminate in Tungku at a roundabout junction with Jalan Tungku north of the settlement.

Education

The village's government primary school is Tungku Primary School. It also shares grounds with Tungku Religious School, the village's government school for the country's Islamic religious primary education.

The following educational institutions are located within the village's administrative boundary:

Religion

Pengiran Muda Abdul Malik Mosque is the village mosque, which is also shared with the residents of Kampong Katok. It was inaugurated on 27 July 2012 by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan of Brunei.[7] The mosque has a capacity for 1,000 worshippers. It is named after Prince Abdul Malik, a son of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah with the queen consort Queen Saleha.

Notes and References

  1. Book: BUKU DIREKTORI TELEFON PENGHULU-PENGHULU MUKIM DAN KETUA-KETUA KAMPUNG NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM . April 2024 . . 4 . Brunei . 9 . ms.
  2. Web site: Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016 . . December 2018 . www.deps.gov.bn . Department of Statistics . 26 July 2021 .
  3. Web site: Buku Poskod Edisi Kedua (Kemaskini 26 Disember 2018) . . 26 December 2018 . post.gov.bn . . ms . 26 July 2021 .
  4. Web site: Kampong Tungku, Gadong, Brunei Muara: BE2119 Brunei Postcode . brn.postcodebase.com . 17 February 2018.
  5. News: . 4 June 2020 . Pineapple Farming, Provides Job Opportunities For Youths . Brudirect.com . 26 July 2021 .
  6. Book: KOMPILASI RENCANA KNK 2015 . Kenali Negera Kitani . 2015 . 204–209 . ms.
  7. Web site: SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Pengiran Muda 'Abdul Malik, Kampong Tungku Katok . www.kheu.gov.bn . ms . 17 February 2018.