Kampong Tanah Jambu

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Kampong Tanah Jambu is a village in the north-east of Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 8,809 in 2016.[1] It encompasses the original village settlement, as well as the public housing areas STKRJ Kampong Tanah Jambu and RPN Kampong Tanah Jambu.

Kampong Tanah Jambu
Jalan Muara
Jalan Muara
Kampong Tanah Jambu is located in Brunei
Kampong Tanah Jambu
Location in Brunei
Coordinates: 4°59′45″N 115°00′07″E / 4.9957°N 115.0019°E / 4.9957; 115.0019
CountryBrunei
DistrictBrunei-Muara
MukimMentiri
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total8,809
Time zoneUTC+8 (BNT)
Postcode
BU1129

Name edit

The village is named after jambu (guava) tree.[2]

Geography edit

Kampong Tanah Jambu is one of the villages in Mukim Mentiri, a mukim in Brunei-Muara District. It is one of the villages along Jalan Muara, a road which links Bandar Seri Begawan to Muara town.

Facilities edit

Mosque edit

Kampong Tanah Jambu Mosque is the village mosque; it was inaugurated on 7 December 1979 and can accommodate 600 worshippers.[3]

Notable people edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Department of Statistics. December 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. ^ Mohd Yunos, Rozan (2013). SEMINAR UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ASIA, SOUTHEAST DIVISION (PDF). pp. 12–13.
  3. ^ "SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Kampong Tanah Jambu". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 5 July 2021.