Kampong Sengkarai

Sengkarai Kampung Sengkarai
Village
Kampong Sengkarai
Pengiran Dipa Negara Pengiran Jaya Sengkarai Primary School
Location in Brunei
Coordinates: 4°48′18″N114°38′46″E / 4.8049°N 114.6462°E / 4.8049; 114.6462 Coordinates: 4°48′18″N114°38′46″E / 4.8049°N 114.6462°E / 4.8049; 114.6462
Country	Brunei
District	Tutong
Mukim	Pekan Tutong
Population  (2016) [1]
• Total	1,989
Time zone	UTC+8 (BNT)
Postcode	TA2341

Kampong Sengkarai is a village in Tutong District, Brunei, on the outskirts of the district town Pekan Tutong. The population was 1,989 in 2016. ^[1] It is one of the villages within Mukim Pekan Tutong. ^[2]

Facilities

Pengiran Dipa Negara Pengiran Jaya Sengkarai Primary School is the village primary school, whereas Sengkarai Religious School is the village school for the country's Islamic religious primary education.

Pengiran Anak Haji Mohamed Alam Mosque is the village mosque; it was inaugurated on 7 April 2017 by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and can accommodate 1000 worshippers. ^{[3] [4]} The mosque has been built to replace Balai Ibadat Kampong Sengkarai, the former village mosque built in 1981 which could no longer accommodate the growing number of worshippers. ^{[5] [ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Department of Statistics. December 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
2. Tutong District (PDF). Information Department. 2013. p. 9. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
3. Azaraimy HH (8 April 2017). "His Majesty Sultan Brunei Officiates Pengiran Anak Haji Mohamed Alam Mosque Sengkarai". Borneo Bulletin .
4. Ak. Syi'aruddin Pg. Dauddin (7 April 2017). "Tunaikan Sembahyang Fardu Jumaat pertama di Masjid Pengiran Anak Haji Mohamed Alam". Pelita Brunei (in Malay). Retrieved 7 July 2021.
5. "SenaraiMasjid - Balai Ibadat Kampong Sengkarai". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 7 July 2021.