Kampong Burong Pingai Ayer

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Kampong Burong Pingai Ayer
Kampong Burong Pingai Ayer is located in Brunei
Kampong Burong Pingai Ayer
Location in Brunei
Coordinates: 4°52′34″N 114°56′02″E / 4.876°N 114.934°E / 4.876; 114.934Coordinates: 4°52′34″N 114°56′02″E / 4.876°N 114.934°E / 4.876; 114.934
CountryBrunei
DistrictBrunei-Muara
MukimBurong Pingai Ayer
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total514
Time zoneUTC+8 (BNT)
Postcode
BM1126

Kampong Burong Pingai Ayer is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, within Mukim Burong Pingai Ayer. It is located within Kampong Ayer, the traditional stilted settlements on the Brunei River in the country's capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The population was 514 in 2016.[1]

Name[]

The village was formerly known as "Kampong Burong Pingai" until the name was added with the term "Ayer" in the 1960s to distinguish it from the land village Kampong Burong Pingai Berakas.[2]

Facilities[]

Mosque[]

Pehin Datu Imam Haji Abdul Mokti Mosque is the village mosque and was inaugurated by His Royal Highness Prince Sufri Bolkiah on 6 February 1981.[3] The mosque can accommodate 350 worshippers.[3] It is named after a certain pious man who was born in the village.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Department of Statistics. December 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b Wan Mohamad Sahran Wan Ahmadi (25 July 2015). "Menyelusuri Kampung Burong Pingai Ayer". (in Malay). Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Pehin Datu Imam Haji Abdul Mokti, Kampong Burong Pingai Ayer". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 4 July 2021.


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