Kampong Rimba

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Kampong Rimba
Kampong Rimba is located in Brunei
Kampong Rimba
Location in Brunei
Coordinates: 4°55′38″N 114°54′21″E / 4.9271°N 114.9059°E / 4.9271; 114.9059Coordinates: 4°55′38″N 114°54′21″E / 4.9271°N 114.9059°E / 4.9271; 114.9059
CountryBrunei
DistrictBrunei-Muara
MukimGadong 'A'
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total5,013
Time zoneUTC+8 (BNT)
Postcode
BE3119

Kampong Rimba (from the Malay name, literally translates as 'Rimba Village') is a village on the outskirts of Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei. It is one of the village subdivisions under Mukim Gadong 'A', a mukim in Brunei-Muara District. The population was 5,013 in 2016.[1]

Facilities[]

Healthcare[]

The village is home to the following healthcare facilities:

  • Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Muta-Wakkilah Hayatul Bolkiah Health Centre,[2] a community health centre for the residents of Mukim Gadong 'A' and Mukim Gadong 'B'
  • Rimba Dialysis Centre,[3] one of the few dedicated dialysis centres in the country

Mosque[]

For the Jumu'ah (the congregational Friday noon prayers), the Muslim residents are served by the Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha Mosque.

Miscellaneous[]

  • Horticulture Business Centre — one of the few dedicated flower markets in the country.[4] It is managed by the Agriculture and Agrifood Department, a government department under the Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism.
  • Civil Service Institute (Institut Perkhidmatan Awam) — the training agency for government civil servants

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Department of Statistics. December 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Ministry of Health". www.moh.gov.bn. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Global Dialysis centres - Rimba Dialysis Unit, Nephrology centre". www.globaldialysis.com. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Rimba Horticulture Centre vendors see drop in local flora sales | The BT Archive". btarchive.org. Retrieved 22 April 2018.


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