Kampong Lambak is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, on the outskirts of the country's capital Bandar Seri Begawan. It has a total population of 7,293 in 2016.[a]
Kampong Lambak
Kampung Lambak | |
|---|---|
 Jalan Pasir Berakas | |
  Location in Brunei | |
| Coordinates: 4°58′08″N 114°56′46″E / 4.969°N 114.946°E | |
| Country | Brunei |
| District | Brunei-Muara |
| Mukim | Berakas 'A' |
| Population (2016)[a] | |
• Total | 7,293 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (BNT) |
Administration
editFor administrative purposes Kampong Lambak has been divided into, and established as, two village subdivisions:
| Village | Population (2016)[1] |
Postcode[2] |
|---|---|---|
| Kampong Lambak 'A' | 3,914 | BB1314 |
| Kampong Lambak 'B' | 3,379 | BB1714 |
| Total | 7,293 | - |
Both are village subdivisions within Mukim Berakas 'A'.
Demography
editKampung Lambak 'B' has experienced a rapid growth in the housing sector which is increasing by recording a total of 715 houses within a distance of approximately 12km from the capital.[3]
Infrastructure
editAmong the basic facilities in the village include a government-owned school and a private school, business complexes, gas stations, vehicle workshops, industrial complexes and an Islamic cemetery.[3]
Datu Mahawangsa Primary School is the village's government primary school. It also shares grounds with Datu Mahawangsa Religious School, the village's government school for the country's Islamic religious primary education.
Kampong Lambak Mosque is the village mosque; it was inaugurated on 11 June 1994 by Prince Sufri Bolkiah,[4] a brother of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. The mosque can accommodate 1,400 worshippers.[4]
Notable people
edit- Abidin Abdul Rashid (1939–2010), politician and nobleman[5]
- Zakaria Sulaiman (1937–2011), politician and nobleman[6]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ a b See Administration section
References
edit- ^ "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Department of Statistics. December 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Buku Poskod Edisi Kedua (Kemaskini 26 Disember 2018)" (PDF). post.gov.bn (in Malay). Brunei Postal Services Department. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ a b KOMPILASI RENCANA KNK 2015 (PDF) (in Malay). Kenali Negera Kitani. 2015. pp. 145–149.
- ^ a b "SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Kampong Lambak". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ "Sultanate - News | Negara Brunei Darussalam | Sultan attends former deputy minister's funeral". www.sultanate.com. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Sultanate - News | Negara Brunei Darussalam | Sultan pays last respects to late Pehin Zakaria". www.sultanate.com. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
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