Kampong Limau Manis

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Kampong Limau Manis
Village
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Location in Brunei
Coordinates: 4°46′06″N114°49′25″E / 4.7682°N 114.8235°E / 4.7682; 114.8235 Coordinates: 4°46′06″N114°49′25″E / 4.7682°N 114.8235°E / 4.7682; 114.8235
Country Brunei
District Brunei-Muara
Mukim Pengkalan Batu
Population
 (2016) [1]
 • Total1,097
Time zone UTC+8 (BNT)
Postcode
BH2323

Kampong Limau Manis is a village in the south-west of Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 1,097 in 2016. [1] It is one of the villages within Mukim Pengkalan Batu, a mukim in the district. It is home to an important archaeological site in the country, dating back to the 10th century AD.

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Name

Kampong Limau Manis is the Malay name which translates as "Limau Manis Village". The village is said to be named after a citrus tree grown at a riverbank in the village which was deemed special as it bore very sweet fruits, hence the name limau manis (lit. 'sweet citrus'). [2] The riverbank then is said to have had a jetty (pangkalan) and the place was then named Pangkalan Limau Manis, and the village was eventually named after the jetty. [2]

Archaeology

The village is home to Sungai Limau Manis archaeological site which has unearthed the largest and richest archeological finding in the country. [3] It was discovered in 2002 and has unearthed Chinese ceramics artefacts, mainly dating back to the Song (960–1279) and Yuan (1271–1368) dynasties. [4] The 100-acre (40 ha) site has since been gazetted under the 1967 Antiquities and Treasure Trove Act. [2] [5]

History

According to the local oral tradition, the area and its vicinity were once home to a non-Muslim indigenous people and in the 15th century ruled by a leader named Raja Lumbi. [6] The oral tradition also mentioned of a fight between the said leader with his followers, and a group of Muslim inhabitants led by a Muslim missionary named Sharif Mohammad or Sharif Alwi. [7]

The present-day village is believed to have existed since 200–250 years ago, and the initial inhabitants were said to be the Murut and Bisaya ethnic groups, followed by the Kedayan people. [2] Their primary economic activities were agriculture and collecting forest products. [2]

The village was formerly part of the district of Limau Manis (also known as Ulu Brunei), before being merged with other districts to become the present-day Brunei-Muara District. [2]

Facilities

The village primary school is Panglima Barudin Primary School.

Kampong Limau Manis Mosque is the village mosque; it was built in 1994 and can accommodate 1,200 worshippers. [8]

The village is home to Pengkalan Batu Health Centre, the community health centre for the residents of Mukim Pengkalan Batu.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Department of Statistics. December 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jabatan Muzium-Muzium Brunei 2004, p. 1.
  3. ↑ "Brunei Gallery - SOAS: The Islamic Sultanate of Brunei: Past and Present Culture". www.soas.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  4. ↑ Jabatan Muzium-Muzium Brunei 2004, p. 17.
  5. ↑ "Jabatan Muzium-Muzium - Monumen dan Tapak-Tapak Arkeologi". www.museums.gov.bn. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  6. ↑ Jabatan Muzium-Muzium Brunei 2004, pp. 1–2.
  7. ↑ Jabatan Muzium-Muzium Brunei 2004, p. 2.
  8. ↑ "SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Kampong Limau Manis". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 4 July 2021.


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