Tamoi, Brunei-Muara

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Tamoi

Mukim Tamoi
Country Brunei
District Brunei-Muara
Government
[1]
   Penghulu Mokti Matsaleh
Area
[2]
  Total51.7600 ha (127.9017 acres)
Population
 (April 2018) [2]
  Total1,603
  Density3,100/km2 (8,000/sq mi)
Postcode
BLxxxx

Tamoi (Malay : Mukim Tamoi) is a neighbourhood in Kampong Ayer, the stilt settlement on the Brunei River in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei. It is officially a mukim (subdistrict) in Brunei-Muara District, [3] as well as parts of the capital's municipal areas. [4] The population was 1,389 in 2016. [5] As a mukim, it is headed by a penghulu and the incumbent is Mokti bin Matsaleh. [1]

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Demographics

As of 2016 census, [5] the population of Mukim Tamoi comprised 687 males and 702 females. The mukim had 208 households occupying 207 dwellings. The entire population lived in urban areas.

Administration

Tamoi comprises sub-neighbourhoods, which are officially designated as villages, that is subdivisions of mukim. At present, they include: [6]

There used to be two other villages namely Limbongan and Ujong Bukit but have since ceased to exist due to the redevelopment project to the Kedayan River and the construction of Taman Mahkota Jubli Emas. [7]

Infrastructure

There are two primary schools in Tamoi, namely Bendahara Lama Primary School and Haji Tarif Primary School. Each school also shares buildings with a religious school of the namesake.

Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota Pengiran Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah Mosque serves the Tamoi residents for congregational Islamic prayers and activities, in particular Jumu'ah or the weekly Friday prayers.

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References

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Coordinates: 4°53′2″N114°56′9″E / 4.88389°N 114.93583°E / 4.88389; 114.93583