Mukim Berakas 'B'

Mukim in Brunei

Mukim in Brunei-Muara, Brunei

Mukim Berakas 'B'
Mukim
Clockwise from top left: Lambak Kanan, Sungai Orok, Manggis, Sungai Akar
Berakas 'B' is in yellow.
Coordinates: 4°59′00″N 114°55′00″E / 4.9833°N 114.9167°E / 4.9833; 114.9167
Country	Brunei
District	Brunei-Muara
Established	1996^[1]
Government
• Penghulu	Omar Safar^[2]
Population (2021)^[3]
• Total	39,284
Time zone	UTC+8 (BNT)
Postcode	BCxx15

Mukim Berakas 'B' is a mukim in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei.

Etymology

People from the Kampong Ayer used to travel to the Berakas to get firewood before resettlement. Only a jungle at that time, they wrapped the woods when they had gathered them. In Brunei Malay, the act of bundling the woods is known as berkas. As word spread about memberakas kayu (to gather firewood), Berakas was established as the location where people go.^[4]

History

In the late 1940s, Mukim Berakas was primarily made up of forest land. It took some time before additional people moved in; first, just the Kedayans resided here. In the 1950s, when they initially started settling in this region, lands in the Anggerek Desa and Burong Pingai were allotted under the first Kampong Ayer resettlement scheme.^[4]

Background

The mukim and Mukim Berakas 'A' were originally one mukim by the name 'Mukim Berakas' before being split into the current divisions in 1996.^[1]

Geography

The mukim is located in the north-east centre of Brunei-Muara District, bordering Mukim Mentiri to the north-east, Mukim Kota Batu to the south-east, Mukim Kianggeh to the south and Mukim Berakas 'A' to the west and north.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

As of 2016 census, the population was 40,710 with 50.7% males and 49.3% females. The mukim had 6,461 households occupying 6,397 dwellings. The entire population lived in urban areas.

Administration

As of 2021, the mukim encompasses the following populated villages:

Settlements	Population (2021)^[3]	Ketua kampung (2024)^[2]^[5]
Kampong Madang	1,916	Mohamad Norfarzulillah bin Gapar
Kampong Manggis	3,681	Omar bin Haji Mohd Alli
Kampong Sungai Akar	6,129	Haji Zailani bin Haji Abdul Malik (Acting)
Kampong Sungai Tilong	4,204	Pengiran Haji Ruzaini bin Pengiran Haji Shahbudin
Kampong Sungai Hanching	3,189	Haji Abd Rahman bin Safar
Kampong Salambigar	1,886	Haji Abd Rahman bin Safar (Acting)
RPN Lambak Kanan Area 1	4,223	Haji Ibrahim @ Haji Brahim bin Haji Duraman
RPN Lambak Kanan Area 2	4,771	Haji Omar bin Haji Safar
RPN Lambak Kanan Area 3	2,338	Haji Mahir bin Mohd Yusof
RPN Lambak Kanan Area 4	4,157	Haji Mohamad Fazzly bin Haji Suhaili
RPN Lambak Kanan Area 5	1,719	Haji Hamidi bin Haji Abdul Wahid
Kampong Sungai Orok	1,071	—

Infrastructures

Public housing

There is a public housing area within the mukim, namely Rancangan Perumahan Negara Lambak Kanan ('Lambak Kanan National Housing Scheme') located in Kampong Lambak Kanan.

References

^ ^a ^b Norliah Md. Zain (24 October 2015). "Warta Mukim Berakas 'A' wajar dicontohi". Pelita Brunei (in Malay). Retrieved 2 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b 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. 8.
^ ^a ^b "Annex B" (PDF). DEPS.MoFE.gov.bn. Department of Economic Planning and Statistics, Ministry of Finance and Economy. October 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b Mohd Yunos, Rozan (2013). SEMINAR UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ASIA, SOUTHEAST DIVISION (PDF). p. 8.
^ "Direktori Penghulu Mukim dan Ketua Kampung Daerah Brunei dan Muara". Jabatan Daerah Brunei dan Muara (in Malay). Retrieved 20 August 2024.