Mentiri National Housing Area 'A'

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Mentiri National Housing Area 'A'
Perumahan Negara Mentiri Kawasan 'A'
Village
Kampong Mentiri National Housing Scheme Area 'A'
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Location in Brunei
Coordinates: 4°58′03.0″N115°02′02.7″E / 4.967500°N 115.034083°E / 4.967500; 115.034083 Coordinates: 4°58′03.0″N115°02′02.7″E / 4.967500°N 115.034083°E / 4.967500; 115.034083
Country Brunei
District Brunei-Muara
Subdistrict Mentiri
Government [1] [2]
 •  Village head Pengiran Aliuddin bin Pengiran Damit
Postcode BU2129

Mentiri National Housing Area 'A' (Malay : Perumahan Negara Mentiri Kawasan 'A') or Mentiri National Housing Area 1 (Malay : Perumahan Negara Mentiri Kawasan 1) is a village administrative division in Brunei-Muara District of Brunei. It is a village subdivision of the mukim or subdistrict of Mentiri. As a village, it is headed by a ketua kampung or village head, and the incumbent is Pengiran Aliuddin bin Pengiran Damit. [1] [2] It is also a designated postcode area with the postcode BU2129. [3]

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.

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.

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

Mentiri National Housing Area 'A' is located in the eastern part of Brunei-Muara District. It borders the village subdivisions of Batu Marang to the north, Mentiri National Housing Area 'B' to the west, Mentiri to the southwest and Pangkalan Sibabau to the south. [4] It also borders the Brunei Bay along its eastern border. [4]

Batu Marang Village in Brunei-Muara, Brunei

Batu Marang, locally known in Malay as Kampung Batu Marang or Kampong Batu Marang, is a small stilt village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. It is officially a village administrative division under the mukim or subdistrict of Mentiri. As a village, it is headed by a ketua kampung or village head; the incumbent is Maidin bin Tarip. Batu Marang is also a designated postcode area with the postcode BU1529.

Mentiri National Housing Area B Village in Brunei-Muara, Brunei

Mentiri National Housing Area 'B' or Mentiri National Housing Area 2 is a village administrative division of Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. It is a village subdivision under the mukim or subdistrict of Mentiri. As a village subdivision, it is headed by a ketua kampung or village head; the incumbent is Pengiran Ibrahim bin Pengiran Hidup. Mentiri National Housing Area 'B' is also a designated postcode area with the postcode BU2229.

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  4. 1 2 Brunei Darussalam street directory : quick & easy reference maps., Brunei Press Sdn. Bhd., 2014, pp. 44–45; 56, ISBN   9789991732411, OCLC   932264901
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