Kampong Masin

Kampong Masin (Malay: Kampung Masin) or simply known as Masin, is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, about 15.5 kilometres (9.6 mi) from the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The population was 2,891 in 2016.[1] It is one of the villages within Mukim Pengkalan Batu. The postcode is BH2723.[2]

Masin
Village
Kampong Masin
Kampong Masin is located in Brunei
Kampong Masin
Location in Brunei
Coordinates: 4°50′07″N 114°50′40″E
CountryBrunei
DistrictBrunei-Muara
MukimPengkalan Batu
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total2,891
Time zoneUTC+8 (BNT)
Postcode
BH2723

Name

According to folktales, a well was found located on a hill in Simpang 616, Jalan Kecil Masin. The water from the well tastes salty. There is also an area where a rice plantation exist. It is impossible that the well felt salty because it was located on a hill, due to this uniqueness, the name of this village is known as Kampong Masin.[3]

Geography

As a subdivision, Kampong Masin shares boundaries with Kampong Bebatik to the north and north-west, Kampong Kilanas and Kampong Bengkurong to the north-east, Kampong Sinarubai and Kampong Burong Lepas to the east, Kampong Junjongan to the south-east, Kampong Parit to the south and south-east, and Kampong Batong to the west.[4]

Infrastructure

The village has access to basic facilities provided by the Government of Brunei such as water supply, electricity supply, telephone and roads.[3]

Education
  • Masin Primary School is the village primary school.
  • Masin Religious School is the village school for the country's Islamic religious primary education.
  • Masin Secondary School is the secondary school for Mukim Pengkalan Batu.

Mosque

Kampong Masin Mosque is the village mosque; it was inaugurated by the then Minister of Religious Affairs on 27 December 1987.[5] The mosque can accommodate 500 worshippers.[5]

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. "Buku Poskod Edisi Kedua (Kemaskini 26 Disember 2018)" (PDF). post.gov.bn (in Malay). Brunei Postal Services Department. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  3. KOMPILASI RENCANA KNK 2014 (PDF) (in Malay). Kenali Negera Kitani. 2014. pp. 93–98.
  4. "Geoportal - Survey Department". survey.gov.bn. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  5. "SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Kampong Masin". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 12 January 2018.


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