Kianggeh, Brunei-Muara

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Kianggeh
Mukim Kianggeh
Country Brunei
District Brunei-Muara
Government
[1]
   Penghulu Naim Kamis
Postcode
BAxxxx, BSxxxx

Kianggeh is a mukim (subdistrict) in the Brunei-Muara District of Brunei. It is located in the central part of the district, bordering the mukims of Berakas A and Berakas B to the north, Kota Batu to the east and south, the Kampong Ayer mukims and Lumapas to the south, Kilanas to the south-west and Gadong B to the west. Kianggeh is also part of the municipal area of Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei. The population was 8,228 in 2016. [2]

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Demographics

As of 2016 census, [2] the population of Mukim Kianggeh comprised 4,029 males and 4,199 females. The mukim had 2,140 households occupying 2,104 dwellings. The entire population lived in urban areas.

Administration

Kianggeh is a mukim, the second-level administrative division of Brunei, whereby it is one of the mukims or subdistricts of Brunei-Muara District. [3] The head for the community of Kianggeh is a penghulu; the acting incumbent is Naim bin Kamis, who is also the penghulu of Kota Batu. [1] [4]

The area of Kianggeh is officially subdivided into nine villages, which are the third- and lowest-level subdivisions of Brunei. They include: City Centre, Berangan, Kianggeh, Kumbang Pasang, Parit, Pusar Ulak, Tasek Lama, Tumasek and Tungkadeh. [3] All of these villages are also among the neighbourhoods of Bandar Seri Begawan; they have been incorporated by the capital's Municipal Department and thus subjected to the municipal jurisdiction in addition to being administrative divisions.

Notes: During the reign of Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddin III, Kumbang Pasang was considered a mukim. But in the reign of Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, Kumbang Pasang ceased to be a mukim and become absorbed within Mukim Kianggeh and is now a part of its areas till the present day.

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References

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Coordinates: 4°53′55″N114°56′02″E / 4.89861°N 114.93389°E / 4.89861; 114.93389