Kampong Rimba

Rimba
Rimba
Village
	Kampong Rimba
	Location in Brunei
	Coordinates: 4°55′38″N114°54′21″E / 4.9271°N 114.9059°E
Country	Brunei
District	Brunei-Muara
Mukim	Gadong 'A'
Area
• Total	583.14 ha (1,440.97 acres)
Population (2016)
• Total	5,013
• Density	860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (BNT)
Postcode	BE3119

Last updated October 24, 2023

Kampong Rimba (from the Malay name, literally translates as 'Rimba Village') is a village on the outskirts of Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei. It is one of the village subdivisions under Mukim Gadong 'A', a mukim in Brunei-Muara District. The population was 5,013 in 2016.^[1]

Name

The origin of the name Rimba is from the word rimba (thick forest). It is believed from the stories of the elders from word of mouth, at that time the residents made a living by exploring the jungle for farming and then made it the starting point of life from the Baloi River and moved to the countryside until it reached the Tungku Beach and continued to the current village site.^[2]

It is also believed that the message of Islam came to Rimba from the Arab missionaries who often traded through the South China Sea and indirectly conveyed the teachings of Islam. In the past, an Arab missionary who sailed through the South China Sea was hit by a storm and shipwrecked in Kuala Sungai Pulau Punyit. While waiting for the help of another ship, he taught the teachings of Islam and married the son of the leader of the Kedayan tribe at that time.^[2]

Demography

A total percentage of the population consisting of Malays 96 percent equal to 6,002 people followed by Chinese 2.40 percent (150 people) and Indians 1.60 percent (100 people). According to the Ketua Kampong Rimba, there are 690 buildings in this village, while the total number of families living in this village is 893 families with a total population of 6,266 people consisting of 3,817 aged under 18 years and 18-59 years as many as 2,306 and 143 those over 60 years old.^[2]

Infrastructure

Kampong Rimba Housing is divided into five sections, namely Kampong Rimba Original Housing, Housing Scheme Land Transfer Scheme Kurnia Rakyat Jati (STKRJ), Kampong Sungai Kedayan Resettlement Scheme Housing, Old Pemancha, Ujong Tanjong, Expo 2000 Scheme Housing, Housing Government Flats, Private Flat Housing (Rent), Business Block Buildings and Shop Houses. As in other villages, Kampong Rimba also has a Health Clinic, Kidney Clinic, Public Service Institute, Horticulture Trading Center, Royal Brunei Reserve Soldiers and Royal Brunei Military Police. In addition, Kampong Rimba also has a number of facilities including mosques, roads, public buses, water and electricity supply, grocery stores, mini supermarkets, eateries, cyber cafes and hardware stores.^[2] The village is also home to the Embassy of Myanmar.^[3]

Healthcare

The village is home to the following healthcare facilities:

Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Muta-Wakkilah Hayatul Bolkiah Health Centre,^[4] a community health centre for the residents of Mukim Gadong 'A' and Mukim Gadong 'B'
Rimba Dialysis Centre,^[5] one of the few dedicated dialysis centres in the country

Mosque

For the Jumu'ah (the congregational Friday noon prayers), the Muslim residents are served by the Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha Mosque.

Recreation

Among the activities that he is involved with the villagers, it is clear that he is also cleaning and making tracks for the Bukit Laicupu Recreational Park to introduce to the public to have a leisure place with the family, jogging, making studies of different types of plants and insect life that will be done by school students later. With the construction of the recreation park, teenagers and young people can be spared from the social symptoms that are not beneficial, hanging out in business complexes.^[2]

Miscellaneous

Horticulture Business Centre — one of the few dedicated flower markets in the country.^[6] It is managed by the Agriculture and Agrifood Department, a government department under the Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism.
Civil Service Institute (Institut Perkhidmatan Awam) — the training agency for government civil servants

Notable people

Adi Said (born 1990), footballer for Kasuka FC

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References

1 2 "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Department of Statistics. December 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
1 2 3 4 5 KOMPILASI RENCANA KNK 2015 (PDF) (in Malay). Kenali Negera Kitani. 2015. pp. 231–235.
↑ "Embassy". Information Department, Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
↑ "Ministry of Health". www.moh.gov.bn. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
↑ "Global Dialysis centres - Rimba Dialysis Unit, Nephrology centre". www.globaldialysis.com. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
↑ "Rimba Horticulture Centre vendors see drop in local flora sales | The BT Archive". btarchive.org. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

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[census_2016-1] 1 2 "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Department of Statistics. December 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

[:0-2] 1 2 3 4 5 KOMPILASI RENCANA KNK 2015 (PDF) (in Malay). Kenali Negera Kitani. 2015. pp. 231–235.

[3] "Embassy". Information Department, Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 6 August 2023.

[4] "Ministry of Health". www.moh.gov.bn. Retrieved 30 August 2017.

[5] "Global Dialysis centres - Rimba Dialysis Unit, Nephrology centre". www.globaldialysis.com. Retrieved 30 August 2017.

[6] "Rimba Horticulture Centre vendors see drop in local flora sales | The BT Archive". btarchive.org. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

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