Kampong Limau Manis
Kampong Limau Manis is a village in the south-west of Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 1,097 in 2016.[1] It is one of the villages within Mukim Pengkalan Batu, a mukim in the district. It is home to an important archaeological site in the country, dating back to the 10th century AD.
Kampong Limau Manis | |
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  Location in Brunei | |
| Coordinates: 4°46′06″N 114°49′25″E | |
| Country | Brunei |
| District | Brunei-Muara |
| Mukim | Pengkalan Batu |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,097 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (BNT) |
| Postcode | BH2323 |
Name
Kampong Limau Manis is the Malay name which translates as "Limau Manis Village". The village is said to be named after a citrus tree grown at a riverbank in the village which was deemed special as it bore very sweet fruits, hence the name limau manis (lit. 'sweet citrus').[2] The riverbank then is said to have had a jetty (pangkalan) and the place was then named Pangkalan Limau Manis, and the village was eventually named after the jetty.[2]
Archaeology
The village is home to Sungai Limau Manis archaeological site which has unearthed the largest and richest archeological finding in the country.[3] It was discovered in 2002 and has unearthed Chinese ceramics artefacts, mainly dating back to the Song (960–1279) and Yuan (1271–1368) dynasties.[4] The 100-acre (40 ha) site has since been gazetted under the 1967 Antiquities and Treasure Trove Act.[2][5]
History
According to the local oral tradition, the area and its vicinity were once home to a non-Muslim indigenous people and in the 15th century ruled by a leader named Raja Lumbi.[6] The oral tradition also mentioned of a fight between the said leader with his followers, and a group of Muslim inhabitants led by a Muslim missionary named Sharif Mohammad or Sharif Alwi.[7]
The present-day village is believed to have existed since 200–250 years ago, and the initial inhabitants were said to be the Murut and Bisaya ethnic groups, followed by the Kedayan people.[2] Their primary economic activities were agriculture and collecting forest products.[2]
The village was formerly part of the district of Limau Manis (also known as Ulu Brunei), before being merged with other districts to become the present-day Brunei-Muara District.[2]
Facilities
The village primary school is Panglima Barudin Primary School.
Kampong Limau Manis Mosque is the village mosque; it was built in 1994 and can accommodate 1,200 worshippers.[8]
The village is home to Pengkalan Batu Health Centre, the community health centre for the residents of Mukim Pengkalan Batu.
References
- "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Department of Statistics. December 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- Jabatan Muzium-Muzium Brunei 2004, p. 1.
- "Brunei Gallery - SOAS: The Islamic Sultanate of Brunei: Past and Present Culture". www.soas.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- Jabatan Muzium-Muzium Brunei 2004, p. 17.
- "Jabatan Muzium-Muzium - Monumen dan Tapak-Tapak Arkeologi". www.museums.gov.bn. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- Jabatan Muzium-Muzium Brunei 2004, pp. 1–2.
- Jabatan Muzium-Muzium Brunei 2004, p. 2.
- "SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Kampong Limau Manis". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- Jabatan Muzium-Muzium Brunei (2004). Sungai Limau Manis: Tapak Arkeologi Abad Ke-10 - 13 Masihi (in Malay). Jabatan Muzium-Muzium Brunei. ISBN 9991730184. OCLC 61123390.