Kampong Masin

Masin
Village
Kampong Masin
Masin Primary School
Masin Primary School
Kampong Masin is located in Brunei
Kampong Masin
Location in Brunei
Coordinates: 4°50′07″N 114°50′40″E / 4.8354°N 114.8445°E / 4.8354; 114.8445
CountryBrunei
DistrictBrunei-Muara
MukimPengkalan Batu
Government
 • Village headMoksin Kamis[1]
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total
2,891
Time zoneUTC+8 (BNT)
Postcode
BH2723

Kampong Masin (Malay: Kampung Masin) or simply known as Masin, is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, about 15.5 kilometres (9.6 mi) from the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The population was 2,891 in 2016.[2] It is one of the villages within Mukim Pengkalan Batu. The postcode is BH2723.[3]

Etymology

According to folktales, a well was found located on a hill in Simpang 616, Jalan Kecil Masin. The water from the well tastes salty. There is also an area where a rice plantation exist. It is impossible that the well felt salty because it was located on a hill, due to this uniqueness, the name of this village is known as Kampong Masin.[4]

Geography

As a subdivision, Kampong Masin shares boundaries with Kampong Bebatik to the north and north-west, Kampong Kilanas and Kampong Bengkurong to the north-east, Kampong Sinarubai and Kampong Burong Lepas to the east, Kampong Junjongan to the south-east, Kampong Parit to the south and south-east, and Kampong Batong to the west.[5]

Economy

The Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources' Department of Agriculture and Agrifood issued a call for bids in 2011 to create a development master plan for converting the Batampu Agricultural Development Area into high-tech farming with a leasing system. This 480-hectare property, which was split up into 219 two-hectare lots, was underutilized because it was prone to floods. The goal of the research was to develop both immediate and long-term plans for turning the region into a high-tech farm that used progressive and sustainable farming practices.[6]

Infrastructure

The village has access to basic facilities provided by the Government of Brunei such as water supply, electricity supply, telephone and roads.[4]

Education

  • Masin Primary School is the village primary school.
  • Masin Religious School is the village school for the country's Islamic religious primary education.
  • Masin Secondary School is the secondary school for Mukim Pengkalan Batu.

Mosque

Kampong Masin Mosque is the village mosque; it was inaugurated by the then Minister of Religious Affairs on 27 December 1987.[7] The mosque can accommodate 500 worshippers.[7]

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. 15.
  2. ^ a b "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Department of Statistics. December 2018. Retrieved 5 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 18 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b KOMPILASI RENCANA KNK 2014 (PDF) (in Malay). Kenali Negera Kitani. 2014. pp. 93–98.
  5. ^ "Geoportal - Survey Department". survey.gov.bn. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  6. ^ BRUNEI MUARA DISTRICT PLAN. Bandar Seri Begawan: Department of Town and Country Planning, Ministry of Development. January 2015. pp. 3-37.
  7. ^ a b "SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Kampong Masin". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 12 January 2018.


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