Kampong Sungai Akar
Kampong Sungai Akar[lower-alpha 1] is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, as well as a neighbourhood in the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The population was 5,467 in 2016.[1]
Kampong Sungai Akar | |
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Village and neighbourhood | |
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  Location in Brunei | |
| Coordinates: 4°56′16″N 114°58′00″E | |
| Country | Brunei |
| District | Brunei-Muara |
| Mukim | Berakas 'B' |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,467 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (BNT) |
| Postcode | BC4115 |
Administration
Kampong Sungai Akar is one of the villages under Mukim Berakas 'B', a mukim in Brunei-Muara District. It has the postcode BC4115.[2]
The village has also been subsumed under the municipal area of the capital Bandar Seri Begawan.[3]
Facilities
The village mosque is Rashidah Sa'adatul Bolkiah Mosque and it was inaugurated by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah on 19 July 2013.[4] The mosque was built at a cost of around B$3.2 million (US$2.4 million as of October 2021).[4][5] It can accommodate 1,000 worshippers.[4]
Notes
- From the Malay name, 'Sungai Akar Village'
References
- "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Department of Statistics. December 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- "Buku Poskod Edisi Kedua (Kemaskini 26 Disember 2018)" (PDF). post.gov.bn (in Malay). Brunei Postal Services Department. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- Za'im Zaini; Sonia K (23 July 2007). "Brunei capital to become nearly ten times bigger". Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2021 – via bn.china-embassy.org.
- Abdullah Asgar (19 July 2013). "Berangkat tunaikan Sembahyang Fardu Jumaat Pertama di Masjid Rashidah Sa'adatul Bolkiah" (PDF). Pelita Brunei (in Malay). No. 58 #86 (published 20 July 2013). Jabatan Penerangan. pp. 1, 12–13. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- "3,200,000 BND to USD - Bruneian Dollars to US Dollars Exchange Rate". XE.com. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
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