Kampong Belais

Village in Brunei

Village in Temburong, Brunei
4°40′23″N 115°02′31″E / 4.673°N 115.042°E / 4.673; 115.042CountryBruneiDistrictTemburongMukimBokokGovernment
 • Village headAfnan Gapor[1]Population
 (2021)
 • Total109Time zoneUTC+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. ^ a b "SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Kampong Belais". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 13 August 2021.


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