Kampong Kulapis

Kampong Kulapis is a village in the west of Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, about 13 miles (21 km) from the capital Bandar Seri Begawan.[1] It has an area of 486.71 hectares (1,202.7 acres);[3] the population was 1,766 in 2016.[2] It is one of the villages within Mukim Sengkurong.The postcode is BG2521.[4]

Kampong Kulapis
Village
Kampong Kulapis is located in Brunei
Kampong Kulapis
Location in Brunei
Coordinates: 4°51′15″N 114°49′17″E
CountryBrunei
DistrictBrunei-Muara
MukimSengkurong
Area
[1]
 • Total486.71 ha (1,202.69 acres)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total1,766
 • Density360/km2 (940/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (BNT)
Postcode
BG2521

Name

Another community with a tree-related name is Kampong Kulapis. Once a small community, Kampong Kulapis subsequently united with Kampong Damuan, which was a community named for the Damuan River. The combined village was now known by the name Kulapis, which was derived from the name of a particular kind of wood.[5]

Geography

The adjacent villages include Kampong Tanjong Nangka to the north, Kampong Mulaut to the north-east, Kampong Bebatik to the east and south-east, Kampong Batong to the south and south-west, and Kampong Katimahar to the west and north-west.[6]

Facilities

Pehin Khatib Abdullah Mosque is the village mosque; it was inaugurated in May 2017 by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and can accommodate 700 worshippers.[7] The mosque is a waqf by an anonymous donor.[8]

References
  1. Awang Mohammad Rouhan bin Haji Hassan (2007). "Sejarah Kampong Kulapis" (PDF). Pusaka (in Malay). No. 14. Pusat Sejarah Brunei. pp. 38–42. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  2. "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Department of Statistics. December 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  3. "Blog Kpg Kulapis - Maklumat dan Info Terkini: Sejarah Kampong Kulapis". kpgkulapis.blogspot.com (in Malay). 8 October 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  4. "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.
  5. Mohd Yunos, Rozan (2013). SEMINAR UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ASIA, SOUTHEAST DIVISION (PDF). p. 14.
  6. "Brunei Darussalam street directory : quick & easy reference maps". Brunei Press Sdn. Bhd. 2014. pp. 80–81, 90–91. ISBN 9789991732411. OCLC 932264901.
  7. "Berkenan rasmi masjid baru Kulapis – Media Permata Online". Media Permata Online (in Malay). 20 May 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  8. "New Waqaf mosque in Kg Kulapis – Borneo Bulletin Online". Borneo Bulletin. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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