Kampong Mata-Mata

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Not to be confused with Kampong Perpindahan Mata-Mata.
For the public housing estate, see STKRJ Mata-Mata.

Kampong Mata-Mata
Village and neighbourhood
Kampong Mata-Mata is located in Brunei
Kampong Mata-Mata
Location in Brunei
Coordinates: 4°54′06″N 114°53′45″E / 4.9017°N 114.8958°E / 4.9017; 114.8958Coordinates: 4°54′06″N 114°53′45″E / 4.9017°N 114.8958°E / 4.9017; 114.8958
CountryBrunei
DistrictBrunei-Muara
MukimGadong 'B'
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total6,126
Time zoneUTC+8 (BNT)
Postcode
BE1718

Kampong Mata-Mata is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, and a neighbourhood in the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The population was 6,126 in 2016.[1] It is one of the villages within Mukim Gadong 'B'. The postcode is BE1718.[2]

Geography[]

Mata-Mata is located in the central part of Brunei-Muara District. It is also located on the outskirts of Bandar Seri Begawan, thus functions as a suburb of the capital. It neighbours the settlements of Katok to the north and Beribi to the south-east.[3]

Mata-Mata consists of three main clusters of settlements, namely: Mata-Mata (original settlement), Perpindahan Mata-Mata and Mata-Mata Landless Indigenous Citizens' Housing Scheme. Perpindahan Mata-Mata (literally 'Mata-Mata Relocation') is a housing area established for a group of village residents in Kampong Ayer who had been relocated to live on land.[4] Mata-Mata Landless Indigenous Citizens' Housing Scheme is also known as Katok 'B' Landless Indigenous Citizens' Housing Scheme even though the settlement is not contiguous to the original Katok settlement area.

Administration[]

Apart from being a village subvidision, Kampong Mata-Mata has also been subsumed under the municipal area of the capital Bandar Seri Begawan.[citation needed]

Education[]

The levels of education available in Mata-Mata only include primary and secondary. There are a few public primary schools as well as Katok Secondary School which are run by the government's education ministry.

The Ugama or Islamic religious primary education, which has been made compulsory for Muslim pupils in Brunei, is also available in Mata-Mata. They are provided in a few religious schools which share grounds with the primary schools in Mata-Mata and they are run by the Ministry of Religious Affairs.

Within Mata-Mata is also located Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha Girls' Secondary Arabic Religious School (Malay: Sekolah Ugama Arab Menengah Perempuan Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha), a government secondary school. However, it is a specialised school providing Islamic religious education and taught in Arabic; it is also run by the religious affairs ministry.

Religion[]

Place of worship[]

There are two mosques in Mata-Mata, namely Kampong Perpindahan Mata-Mata Mosque and the Balai Ibadat of Kampong Mata-Mata. They primarily serve the Muslim residents for the Jumu'ah or weekly Friday prayers.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Department of Statistics. December 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Buku Poskod Edisi Kedua (Kemaskini 26 Disember 2018)" (PDF). post.gov.bn (in Malay). Brunei Postal Services Department. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. ^ Brunei Darussalam street directory : quick & easy reference maps., Brunei Press Sdn. Bhd., 2014, pp. 72–74, ISBN 9789991732411, OCLC 932264901
  4. ^ "Rencana - Asal usul Kampung Perpindahan Mata-Mata". www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 19 February 2018.
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