RPN Kampong Rimba

RPN Kampong Rimba
Rancangan Perumahan Negara
Kampung Rimba
Kampong Rimba National Housing Scheme
RPN Kampong Rimba Rancangan Perumahan Negara; Kampung Rimba Kampong Rimba National Housing Scheme
Public housing estate
	Location in Brunei
	Coordinates: 4°57′31″N114°54′36″E / 4.958716°N 114.909950°E
Country	Brunei
District	Brunei-Muara
Mukim	Gadong 'A'
Sub-areas	Villages : RPN Kampong Rimba Zone 1-5
Population (2016)
• Total	15,658
Postcodes	BE3319, BE3419, BE3519, BE3619, BE3819

Last updated July 30, 2023

RPN Kampong Rimba or Kampong Rimba National Housing Scheme (Malay : Rancangan Perumahan Negara Kampung Rimba) is a public housing area in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, on the northern outskirts of the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The total population was 15,658 in 2016.^{[lower-alpha 1]} It is part of Mukim Gadong 'A', a mukim in Brunei-Muara District.

Demography

This housing area is for the general public, apart from the Malays, it is also inhabited by a number of Chinese people. A total of 251 houses are found in this area of which 45 houses are inhabited by the Chinese community while the rest are Malays. In total, this area is inhabited by 2,600 residents who mostly work with the government, in addition to the private sector. In this village, a total of 190 old age pension recipients, 98 people receiving welfare assistance, six poor people, 34 orphans and six converts.^[1]

Administration

For administrative purposes the area has since been divided into, and established as, five village subdivisions:

Village	Population (2016)^[2]	Postcode^[3]
RPN Kampong Rimba Zone 1	1,736	BE3319
RPN Kampong Rimba Zone 2	4,025	BE3419
RPN Kampong Rimba Zone 3	2,963	BE3519
RPN Kampong Rimba Zone 4	2,301	BE3619
RPN Kampong Rimba Zone 5	4,633	BE3819
Total	15,658

All of them are villages under Mukim Gadong 'A'.

Education

There are two primary and two secondary schools in the public housing area and they are all government schools. The schools include:

Secondary: Rimba Secondary School and Rimba II Secondary School
Primary: Rimba I Primary School and Rimba II Primary School

The schools provide the public education for the pupils and students residing in the public housing area as well as the neighbouring Rimba settlement.

A new secondary school is also currently built in the area which will cater for the Islamic religious education of the Arabic stream.^[4]^[5]

Notes

1 2 see Administration section

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References

↑ KOMPILASI RENCANA KNK 2016 (PDF) (in Malay). Kenali Negera Kitani. 2016. pp. 7–10.
↑ "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Department of Statistics. December 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
↑ "Buku Poskod Edisi Kedua (Kemaskini 26 Disember 2018)" (PDF). post.gov.bn (in Malay). Brunei Postal Services Department. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
↑ "Religious Affairs Ministry to spend 179M building new ugama schools and extensions - The Scoop". The Scoop. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
↑ "$150m MoRA projects approved | The BT Archive". btarchive.org. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

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[population-1] 1 2 see Administration section

[:0-2] KOMPILASI RENCANA KNK 2016 (PDF) (in Malay). Kenali Negera Kitani. 2016. pp. 7–10.

[census_2016-3] "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Department of Statistics. December 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

[postcode-4] "Buku Poskod Edisi Kedua (Kemaskini 26 Disember 2018)" (PDF). post.gov.bn (in Malay). Brunei Postal Services Department. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

[5] "Religious Affairs Ministry to spend 179M building new ugama schools and extensions - The Scoop". The Scoop. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

[6] "$150m MoRA projects approved | The BT Archive". btarchive.org. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

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