Mukim Bukit Sawat

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Mukim Bukit Sawat
Mukim
CountryBrunei
DistrictBelait
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total794
Time zoneUTC+8 (BNT)
Postcode
KFxx38

Mukim Bukit Sawat is a mukim in Belait District, Brunei.[2] It had a population of 794 in 2016.[1]

Geography[]

The mukim is located in the east of Belait District, bordering Mukim Telisai, Mukim Ukong and Mukim Rambai of Tutong District to the north, north-east and east respectively, Mukim Sukang to the south, Mukim Labi to the west and Mukim Liang to the north-west.[citation needed]

The mukim is named after Kampong Bukit Sawat, one of the villages it encompasses.

Demographics[]

As of ,[1] the population was 794 with 57.1% males and 42.9% females. The mukim had 220 households occupying 220 dwellings. The entire population lived in rural areas.

Villages[]

For the postcode villages, see List of postcodes in Brunei § Mukim Bukit Sawat.

As of 2016, the mukim comprised the following census villages:[1]

Village Population
(2016)
Kampong Bisut 7
Kampong Bukit Kandol 1
Kampong Bukit Sawat 74
Kampong Melayan 0
Kampong Merangking 33
Kampong Merangking Hilir 93
Kampong Merangking Ulu 49
Kampong Sungai Mau 498
Kampong Pulau Apil 28
Kampong Tarap 11
Total 794

Facilities[]

Schools[]

The primary schools (sekolah rendah) in the mukim include:

  • Merangking Primary School
  • Orang Kaya Pemancha Berandai Primary School, Bukit Sawat

Each school also houses a sekolah ugama (school for the country's Islamic religious primary education).

Mosques[]

  • Al-Mashor Mosque, Kampong Sungai Mau — inaugurated by the then Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah on 28 February 1992; it can accommodate 200 worshippers.[3]
  • Balai Ibadat Kampong Merangking
  • Kampong Bukit Sawat Mosque — built in 1990 and can accommodate 120 worshippers.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Statistics Department. December 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Belait District" (PDF). www.information.gov.bn. 2011. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  3. ^ "SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Al-Mashor, Kampong Sungai Mau". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  4. ^ "SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Kampong Bukit Sawat". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 5 October 2021.

Coordinates: 4°27′09″N 114°24′04″E / 4.45250°N 114.40111°E / 4.45250; 114.40111


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