Masin
Village
Kampong Masin
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
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total2,891
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.[1] It is one of the villages within Mukim Pengkalan Batu. The postcode is BH2723.[2]

Name

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.[3]

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.[4]

Infrastructure

The village has access to basic facilities provided by the Government of Brunei such as water supply, electricity supply, telephone and roads.[3]

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.[5] The mosque can accommodate 500 worshippers.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Department of Statistics. December 2018. Retrieved 5 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 18 July 2021.
  3. 1 2 KOMPILASI RENCANA KNK 2014 (PDF) (in Malay). Kenali Negera Kitani. 2014. pp. 93–98.
  4. ↑ "Geoportal - Survey Department". survey.gov.bn. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  5. 1 2 "SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Kampong Masin". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 12 January 2018.


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