Mukim Bukit Sawat

Mukim Bukit Sawat
Mukim
Sungai Mau Recreational Park
Bukit Sawat is in peach.
Country	Brunei
District	Belait
Government
• Penghulu	Salleh Othman[1]
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	759
Time zone	UTC+8 (BNT)
Postcode	KFxx38

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

Geography

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

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

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

Schools

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

Al-Mashor Mosque

• 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

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

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. 23.
2. "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. "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. "(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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