Kampong Birau

Kampong Birau is a village in the north-east of Tutong District, Brunei, about 19 kilometres (12 mi) from the district town Pekan Tutong. It has an area of 13.5 square miles (35 km2);[1] the population was 989 in 2016.[2] It is one of the villages within Mukim Kiudang, a mukim in the district.[3]

Kampong Birau
Village
Kampong Birau is located in Brunei
Kampong Birau
Location in Brunei
Coordinates: 4°47′03″N 114°45′25″E
CountryBrunei
DistrictTutong
MukimKiudang
Area
[1]
 • Total35 km2 (13.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total989
 • Density28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (BNT)
Postcode
TE2143

Facilities

Birau Primary School is the village primary school; it was inaugurated on 15 February 1955.[1] It also shares grounds with Birau Religious School, the village school for the primary level of the country's Islamic religious education.

Kampong Birau Mosque is the village mosque; it was established on 18 January 1963.[1] The current building was inaugurated on 2 August 1991 by the then Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah.[4] It can accommodate 300 worshippers.[4]

References
  1. Puak Tutong: Sejarah dan Perkembangan Awal Sosio-Budaya (in Malay). Pusat Sejarah Brunei. 2004. pp. 53–55. OCLC 866690368.
  2. "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Department of Statistics. December 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. Tutong District (PDF). Information Department. 2013. p. 9. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. "SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Kampong Birau". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 8 July 2021.


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