RPN Kampong Rimba

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RPN Kampong Rimba
Rancangan Perumahan Negara
Kampung Rimba
Kampong Rimba National Housing Scheme
Public housing estate
RPN Kampong Rimba is located in Brunei
RPN Kampong Rimba
Location in Brunei
Coordinates: 4°57′31″N 114°54′36″E / 4.958716°N 114.909950°E / 4.958716; 114.909950Coordinates: 4°57′31″N 114°54′36″E / 4.958716°N 114.909950°E / 4.958716; 114.909950
CountryBrunei
DistrictBrunei-Muara
MukimGadong 'A'
Sub-areasVillages: RPN Kampong Rimba Zone 1-5
Population
 (2016)[a]
 • Total15,658
Postcodes
BE3319, BE3419, BE3519, BE3619, BE3819

RPN Kampong Rimba or Kampong Rimba National Housing Scheme (Malay: Rancangan Perumahan Negara Kampung Rimba) is a public housing area in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, on the northern outskirts of the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The total population was 15,658 in 2016.[a] It is part of Mukim Gadong 'A', a mukim in Brunei-Muara District.

Administration[]

For administrative purposes the area has since been divided into, and established as, five village subdivisions:

Village Population
(2016)[1] 		Postcode[2]
RPN Kampong Rimba Zone 1 1,736 BE3319
RPN Kampong Rimba Zone 2 4,025 BE3419
RPN Kampong Rimba Zone 3 2,963 BE3519
RPN Kampong Rimba Zone 4 2,301 BE3619
RPN Kampong Rimba Zone 5 4,633 BE3819
Total 15,658

All of them are villages under Mukim Gadong 'A'.

Education[]

There are two primary and two secondary schools in the public housing area and they are all government schools. The schools include:

The schools provide the public education for the pupils and students residing in the public housing area as well as the neighbouring Rimba settlement.

A new secondary school is also currently built in the area which will cater for the Islamic religious education of the Arabic stream.[3][4]

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b see Administration section

References[]

  1. ^ "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Department of Statistics. December 2018. Retrieved 2 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 2 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Religious Affairs Ministry to spend 179M building new ugama schools and extensions - The Scoop". The Scoop. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  4. ^ "$150m MoRA projects approved | The BT Archive". btarchive.org. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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