Kampong Sungai Hanching

Kampong Sungai Hanching
Kampung Sungai Hanching
Village
Kampong Sungai Hanching
Kampong Sungai Hanching Mosque
Kampong Sungai Hanching Mosque
Kampong Sungai Hanching is located in Brunei
Kampong Sungai Hanching
Location in Brunei
Coordinates: 4°58′05″N 114°58′40″E / 4.9681°N 114.9777°E / 4.9681; 114.9777
CountryBrunei
DistrictBrunei-Muara
MukimBerakas 'B'
Government
 • Village headAbd Rahman Safar[1]
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
2,987
Time zoneUTC+8 (BNT)
Postcode
BC2115

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]

Infrastructure

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]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ BUKU DIREKTORI TELEFON PENGHULU-PENGHULU MUKIM DAN KETUA-KETUA KAMPUNG NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM (PDF) (in Malay). Vol. 4. Brunei: Bahagian Perancangan Daerah, Ministry of Home Affairs. April 2024. p. 8.
  2. ^ a b "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Department of Statistics. December 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Buku Poskod Edisi Kedua (Kemaskini 26 Disember 2018)" (PDF). post.gov.bn (in Malay). Brunei Postal Services Department. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Kampong Sungai Tilong, Berakas 'B', Brunei Muara: BC3315". brn.postcodebase.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  5. ^ Haji Metali, Dayang Hajah Joriah (2004). "ORANG MELABAU" (PDF). Aktif (in Malay). 56. Bandar Seri Begawan: Brunei History Centre, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports: 6.
  6. ^ "SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Kampong Sungai Hanching". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Embassy". Information Department, Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 6 August 2023.


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