Kapok, Brunei

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Kapok
Kampung Kapok
Kampong Kapok
Village
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Location in Brunei
Coordinates: 5°01′28.1″N115°02′47.9″E / 5.024472°N 115.046639°E / 5.024472; 115.046639 Coordinates: 5°01′28.1″N115°02′47.9″E / 5.024472°N 115.046639°E / 5.024472; 115.046639
Country Brunei
District Brunei-Muara
Subdistrict Serasa
Government
 •  Village head Marali bin Ahmad
Area [1]
 • Total 1,241.01 ha (3,066.60 acres)
Population [1]
 • Total 4,337
 • Density 350/km2 (910/sq mi)
Postcode BT2328

Kapok, locally known in Malay as Kampung Kapok or Kampong Kapok, is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. It has an area of 1,241.01 hectares (3,066.6 acres); the population is recorded to be 4,337. [1] Kapok is headed by a village head and the incumbent is Marali bin Ahmad. [1]

Malay language Austronesian language

Malay is a major language of the Austronesian family spoken in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. A language of the Malays, it is spoken by 290 million people across the Strait of Malacca, including the coasts of the Malay Peninsula of Malaysia and the eastern coast of Sumatra in Indonesia and has been established as a native language of part of western coastal Sarawak and West Kalimantan in Borneo. It is also used as a trading language in the southern Philippines, including the southern parts of the Zamboanga Peninsula, the Sulu Archipelago and the southern predominantly Muslim-inhabited municipalities of Bataraza and Balabac in Palawan.

Brunei-Muara District District

Brunei-Muara is the northernmost district in Brunei. It is the smallest of Brunei's four districts in terms of area but by far the most populous, containing over half the country's population. It is the most important and bustling district because the capital, Bandar Seri Begawan which is also the state capital, is the seat of the government ministries and departmental headquarters as well as the centre of business activities. Other major towns in the Brunei-Muara district include Muara town. The Brunei-Muara district houses the largest and deepest port in Brunei, the Muara Port.

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Geography

Kapok is located in the north-eastern part of Brunei-Muara District. It borders the village subdivisions of Sabun to the north-east, Serasa to the east and south, Salar to the south-west and Meragang to the west and north. [2]

Administration

Kapok is administered as a village administrative division, the third- and lowest-level subdivision of Brunei. It is one of the subdivisions under the mukim or subdistrict of Serasa. The community of Kapok is headed by a ketua kampung or village head; the incumbent is Marali bin Ahmad and has taken office since 28 May 2008. [1]

Villages of Brunei settlement and local administrative unit in Brunei

A village is the third and lowest administrative division of Brunei. It is headed by a village head. Villages are subdivisions of the subdistricts of Brunei. A village may have a population ranging from a few hundreds to less than ten thousand people.

Administrative divisions of Brunei cover article for different levels of administrative divisions of Brunei

The administrative divisions of Brunei mainly consist of daerah (districts), mukim (subdistricts) and kampung or kampong (villages). They are organised hierarchically, with daerah being the first level and kampong the third level.

Mukims of Brunei intermediate subdivision of Brunei

A mukim is the second-level administrative division of Brunei, and the primary subdivision of a district. The community is headed by a penghulu. A mukim is further divided into villages.

Kapok is also a designated postcode area with the postcode BT2328. [3] [4]

Infrastructure

Road

Kapok is served by Jalan Muara, which traverses the area in the north-east–south-west direction. [2] The road leads to the port town of Muara at the north-east end, where as from the south-western end it leads to the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. [2] The Muara–Tutong Highway also terminates in Kapok at a roundabout junction with Jalan Muara. [2]

Muara, Brunei Town in Brunei-Muara, Brunei

Muara is a town in the north-easternmost part of Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. It is officially known in Malay as Pekan Muara but administered as a village-level subdivision under the mukim or subdistrict of Serasa; Muara has no municipal body. It is home to Muara Port, the main and only deep-water port of the country. The postcode for Muara is BT1128.

Bandar Seri Begawan Municipality in Brunei-Muara, Brunei

Bandar Seri Begawan is the capital city of the Sultanate of Brunei. It is officially governed as a municipality. Bandar Seri Begawan has an estimated population of 100,700, and including the whole Brunei-Muara District, the metro area has an estimated population of 279,924.

Muara–Tutong Highway, ) is a major, inter-district highway in Brunei, and is the main road connecting the Brunei Muara and Tutong districts. It is sometimes referred to as the coastal highway due to it being mostly parallel to the coastline of Brunei.

Education

Kapok Primary School, a government school, and SECA School (Malay : Sekolah Cemerlang Abejess), a private school, [5] provide primary education mainly to the resident pupils. The latter also offers kindergarten. [5]

Miscellaneous

Kampong Kapok Mosque provides the place for the Muslim residents for Islamic congregational activities, in particular the Jumu'ah or weekly Friday prayers. It was completed in 1996 and can accommodate 700 worshippers. [6]

Recreation

Bukit Tempayan Pisang Recreational Park is a recreation area developed on and around Tempayan Pisang, a forested hill located between the settlements of Kapok and Serasa. [2] The park has walkways built along the trails in the forest and provides hiking opportunity. [7] The development of the area into a recreational park began in November 2011 and completed by June the following year. [8]

Achievement

In 2014, Kapok became a recipient of the Village Excellence Award (Malay : Anugerah Kampung Cemerlang), a national award recognising initiatives by villages in improving social and socio-economic conditions of their communities. [9] In the third edition of the event, Kapok won the Silver Medal through the social and local economic achievements by its Village Consultative Council or community association (Malay : Majlis Perundingan Kampung) and is the first village in Brunei to receive the medal. [9] [10]

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Brunei Darussalam street directory : quick & easy reference maps., Brunei Press Sdn. Bhd., 2014, pp. 26–27 & 33–34, ISBN   9789991732411, OCLC   932264901
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  5. 1 2 "Ministry of Education, Brunei Darussalam - Private". www.moe.gov.bn. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
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