Kampong Serusop

Serusop Kampung Serusop
Village
Mohamed Bolkiah Mosque
Location in Brunei
Coordinates: 4°56′48″N 114°56′38″E
Country	Brunei
District	Brunei-Muara
Mukim	Berakas 'A'
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	1,474
Time zone	UTC+8 (BNT)
Postcode	BB2313

Kampong Serusop (Malay: Kampung Serusop) or simply known as Serusop, is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, and a neighbourhood in the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The population was 1,474 in 2016.[1] It is one of the villages within Mukim Berakas 'A'. The postcode is BB2313.[2]

Infrastructure

The village is home to the Berakas Secondary School, Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan Science College and Pengiran Anak Puteri Muta-Wakkilah Hayatul Bolkiah Religious School.[3]

The village mosque is Mohamed Bolkiah Mosque; it was inaugurated by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah on 23 November 1979.[4] The mosque can accommodate 3,000 worshippers.[4]

Notable people

• Ali Mohammad Daud (1936–2018), a politician and diplomat[5]
• Abdul Aziz Umar (born 1936), a politician and civil servant[6]

References

1. "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Department of Statistics. December 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
2. "Buku Poskod Edisi Kedua (Kemaskini 26 Disember 2018)" (PDF). post.gov.bn (in Malay). Brunei Postal Services Department. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
3. "Wives of senior gov't officials learn about funeral rites | The BT Archive". btarchive.org. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
4. "SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Mohammad Bolkiah, Serusop". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 22 July 2021.
5. "Berkenan berangkat ziarah jenazah » Media Permata Online". Berkenan berangkat ziarah jenazah. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
6. "Gallery". Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University (in Malay). Retrieved 9 December 2024.