Kampong Kiulap

Kampong Kiulap is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, as well as a neighbourhood and commercial area in the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. It has an area of 176.53 hectares (436.2 acres);[1] the population was 3,400 in 2016.[2] It is one of the villages within Mukim Gadong 'B'. The postcode is BE1518.[3]

Kampong Kiulap
Village and neighbourhood
A commercial complex in Kiulap
A commercial complex in Kiulap
Kampong Kiulap is located in Brunei
Kampong Kiulap
Location in Brunei
Coordinates: 4°53′48″N 114°55′41″E
CountryBrunei
DistrictBrunei-Muara
MukimGadong 'B'
Area
[1]
 • Total176.53 ha (436.22 acres)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total3,400
 • Density1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (BNT)
Postcode
BE1518

The village is home to Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital, the country's main hospital.

Al-Afiah Jetty on the Kedayan River in Kiulap

Geography

Kiulap is located in the heart of Bandar Seri Begawan, close to the City Centre as well as Gadong, another commercial area in the capital.[4] It is also contiguous with Kiarong, another neighbourhood-cum-commercial area. The Kedayan River flows along the eastern part Kiulap, which also serves its border with Kumbang Pasang.[4]

The construction of two parallel roads, namely the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Highway and Jalan Jame' Asr, have divided Kiulap into three sub-areas.[4] Two of the portions comprise the neighbourhoods, where as the other part constitutes the commercial area; it is located in the northern part of Kiulap as well as near the Kedayan River.[4]

Administration

Apart from being a village subdivision, Kampong Kiarong has also been subsumed under the municipal area of the capital Bandar Seri Begawan.

Economy

Commercial area
Shops in Kiulap

Kiulap is one of the few commercial areas in Bandar Seri Begawan. It mainly consists of complexes of shophouses which contain various types of businesses, most notably retail and eateries. There is a small shopping mall with a cineplex, a few hotels and offices.

Infrastructure

Roads
Jalan Jame' Asr in Kiulap

Two dual-carriageway, controlled-access highways traverse the Kiulap area. The Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Highway and Jalan Jame' Asr run in parallel direction with each other in Kiulap but nevertheless converge at a roundabout junction in neighbouring Kiarong.[4] The roads cause Kiulap to be separated into three portions. The central part which is a neighbourhood is served by Jalan Kiulap and is accessible to both roads, although indirectly via Simpang 127. The northern part is the commercial area and served by Jalan Komersial Kiulap which has direct access to Jalan Jame' Asr. The southern part, the other neighbourhood, is not accessible from within Kiulap, it is served by Jalan Kiarong, hence only accessible from Kiarong.

School

There is a public primary school which serves the residents of Kiulap, namely Haji Mohammad Jaafar Maun Primary School.[5] It also shares grounds with a religious school of the namesake,[6] which provides the Ugama or Islamic religious primary education that is compulsory to Muslim pupils in the country.

Kiulap is also home to the International Graduate Studies College,[7] one of the few private post-secondary institutions in the country.

See also

References
  1. Pg. Hajah Fatimah Pg. Haji Md. Noor; Norliah Md. Zain (1 August 2015). "Bedudun ke Kampung Kiulap, RPN Lambak Kanan". Pelita Brunei (in Malay). Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Department of Statistics. December 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. "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.
  4. Brunei Darussalam street directory : quick & easy reference maps., Brunei Press Sdn. Bhd., 2014, p. 75, ISBN 9789991732411, OCLC 932264901
  5. "Haji Mohd Jaafar Maun Primary School Emerged Champion of 40th Brunei Traditional Dance | Brunei's No.1 News Website". mail.brudirect.com. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  6. "Laman Utama - Senarai Sekolah Ugama". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  7. "Our Contact". www.kolejigs.edu.bn. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
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