Kampong Kasat

Kampong Kasat[lower-alpha 1] is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) south of the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The population was 1,029 in 2016.[1] It is one of the villages within Mukim Lumapas.

Kampong Kasat
Village
Kampong Kasat is located in Brunei
Kampong Kasat
Location in Brunei
Coordinates: 4°49′24″N 114°56′50″E
CountryBrunei
DistrictBrunei-Muara
MukimLumapas
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total1,029
Time zoneUTC+8 (BNT)
Postcode
BJ1724

Facilities

The village's primary school is Kasat Primary School[lower-alpha 2] and has existed since 1903.[2] As of 2004, it had 132 pupils and 13 teachers.[2] It also houses a sekolah ugama ("religious school") i.e. school for the country's Islamic religious primary education.[lower-alpha 3]

Kampong Kasat Mosque is the village mosque; it was inaugurated on 28 November 1980.[3] The mosque can accommodate 500 worshippers.[3]

Notes
  1. From the Malay name, lit. "Kasat Village"
  2. Malay: Sekolah Rendah Kasat
  3. The name of the religious school is Kasat Religious School (Sekolah Ugama Kasat).

References
  1. "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Department of Statistics. December 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. Aliddin HM (10 July 2004). "Lawatan Kerja DPMM ke Mukim Lumapas" (PDF). Pelita Brunei (in Malay). No. 49 #28 (published 14 July 2004). Jabatan Penerangan. pp. 4, 5, 10. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  3. "SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Kampong Kasat". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 5 July 2021.


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