Mukim Bukit Sawat is a mukim in Belait District, Brunei.[3] It had a population of 794 in 2016.[4]

Mukim Bukit Sawat
Sungai Mau Recreational Park
Sungai Mau Recreational Park
Bukit Sawat is in peach.
Bukit Sawat is in peach.
CountryBrunei
DistrictBelait
Government
 • PenghuluSalleh Othman[1]
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total759
Time zoneUTC+8 (BNT)
Postcode
KFxx38

Geography

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The mukim is located in the east of Belait District, bordering Mukim Telisai, Mukim Ukong and Mukim Rambai of Tutong District to the north, north-east and east respectively, Mukim Sukang to the south, Mukim Labi to the west and Mukim Liang to the north-west.[citation needed]

The mukim is named after Kampong Bukit Sawat, one of the villages it encompasses.

Demographics

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As of the 2016 census,[4] the population was 794 with 57.1% males and 42.9% females. The mukim had 220 households occupying 220 dwellings. The entire population lived in rural areas.

Administration

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As of 2021, the mukim comprised the following villages:

Settlements[2] Population (2021)[2] Ketua kampung (2024)[1][5]
Kampong Sungai Mau 407
Kampong Bisut 0
Kampong Bukit Sawat 98 Mohammad bin Abdullah @ Lim Swee Ann
Kampong Pulau Apil 43
Kampong Tarap 11
Kampong Bukit Kandol 1
Kampong Merangking 24
Kampong Merangking Ulu 80 Raimey bin Abdullah
Kampong Merangking Hilir 95
Kampong Melayan 0

Facilities

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Al-Mashor Mosque

Schools

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The primary schools (sekolah rendah) in the mukim include:

  • Merangking Primary School
  • Orang Kaya Pemancha Berandai Primary School, Bukit Sawat — initially established as a Malay school and built in 1932.[6] A newer building was inaugurated on 28 August 1971 to replace the older building.[6]

Each school also houses a sekolah ugama (school for the country's Islamic religious primary education).

Mosques

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  • Al-Mashor Mosque, Kampong Sungai Mau — inaugurated by the then Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah on 28 February 1992; it can accommodate 200 worshippers.[7]
  • Balai Ibadat Kampong Merangking
  • Kampong Bukit Sawat Mosque — built in 1990 and can accommodate 120 worshippers.[8]

Tourism and recreation

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  • Sungai Mau Reacreation Park — a recreation park in Kampong Sungai Mau[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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. 23.
  2. ^ a b c "Annex B" (PDF). DEPS.MoFE.gov.bn. Department of Economic Planning and Statistics, Ministry of Finance and Economy. October 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Belait District" (PDF). www.information.gov.bn. 2011. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Statistics Department. December 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Direktori Penghulu, Ketua Kampung, dan Ketua Rumah Panjang". Jabatan Daerah Belait (in Malay). Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  6. ^ a b "(Untitled)" (PDF). Pelita Brunei (in Malay). No. 16 #36. Jabatan Penyiaran dan Penerangan Kerajaan Brunei. 8 September 1971. p. 2. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  7. ^ "SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Al-Mashor, Kampong Sungai Mau". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  8. ^ "SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Kampong Bukit Sawat". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Sungai Mau Recreational Park - The Bruneian". Retrieved 9 July 2022.

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