Kampong Bakiau

Kampong Bakiau[lower-alpha 1] (also Kampong Bekiau) is a village in the north-east of Tutong District, Brunei, about 23 kilometres (14 mi) from the district town Pekan Tutong. It has an area of 1.3 square kilometres (0.50 sq mi);[1] the population was 207 in 2016.[2] It is one of the villages within Mukim Kiudang.

Kampong Bakiau
Kampong Bakiau is located in Brunei
Kampong Bakiau
Location in Brunei
Coordinates: 4°46′06″N 114°43′54″E
CountryBrunei
DistrictTutong
MukimKiudang
Area
  Total1.3 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
  Total207
  Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (BNT)
Postcode
TE1143

Administration

Kampong Bakiau and the neighbouring village Kampong Pengkalan Mau shares a village head and Village Consultative Council.[3][4]

School

Bakiau Primary School is the village primary school; it was officially opened on 24 October 1962 and was initially known as Sekolah Melayu Bakiau ("Bakiau Malay School").[5]

Notes

  1. from the Malay name, lit. "Bakiau Village"

References

  1. Puak Tutong: Sejarah dan Perkembangan Awal Sosio-Budaya (in Malay). Pusat Sejarah Brunei. 2004. pp. 40–42. OCLC 866690368.
  2. "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Department of Statistics. December 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  3. "Program Sua Muka Kongsi Maklumat Rasmi". Pelita Brunei (in Malay). 28 November 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021 via Brudirect.com.
  4. Dk. Vivy Malessa Pg. Ibrahim (14 February 2021). "Tingkatkan ukhuwah, bentuk masyarakat bertakwa" (PDF). Pelita Brunei (in Malay). No. 66 #20. Jabatan Penerangan (published 15 February 2021). p. 1. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  5. "PEMBUKAAN SEKOLAH MELAYU BAKIAU" (PDF). Pelita Brunei (in Malay). No. 7 #21. Jabatan Siaran Radio dan Penerangan. 7 November 1962. p. 1. Retrieved 3 October 2021.


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