Kampong Belais

Kampong Belais
Village
Location in Brunei
Coordinates: 4°40′23″N 115°02′31″E
Country	Brunei
District	Temburong
Mukim	Bokok
Government
• Village head	Afnan Gapor[1]
Population  (2021)
• Total	109
Time zone	UTC+8 (BNT)

Kampong Belais is a village in Temburong District, Brunei. The population is 109 in 2021.[a] It is one of the villages within Mukim Bokok.

Etymology

The name belais is a type of fish.[2]

Administration

For census and postcode purposes Kampong Belais is established as two villages:

Village	Population (2021)[3]	Postcode[4]
Kampong Belais Besar	92	PE1351
Kampong Belais Kecil	17	PE1551
Total	109	-

Kampong Belais shares a village head (ketua kampung) with Kampong Buda-Buda.^[citation needed]

Facilities

The village mosque is Kampong Belais Mosque. The construction began in 1994 and completed in 1996.[5] It can accommodate 300 worshippers.[5]

Notes

1. see Administration section

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. 33.
2. Mohd Yunos, Rozan (2013). SEMINAR UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ASIA, SOUTHEAST DIVISION (PDF). p. 21.
3. Department of Economic Planning & Statistics (October 2021). "ANNEX B" (PDF). deps.mofe.gov.bn. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
4. "Buku Poskod Edisi Kedua (Kemaskini 26 Disember 2018)" (PDF). post.gov.bn (in Malay). Brunei Postal Services Department. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
5. "SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Kampong Belais". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 13 August 2021.