Kampong Pancha Delima

Kampong Pancha Delima is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, and a neighbourhood in the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The population was 1,562 in 2016.[1] It is one of the villages within Mukim Berakas 'A'. The postcode is BB4513.[2]

Kampong Pancha Delima
Village
Berakas Police Station
Berakas Police Station
Kampong Pancha Delima is located in Brunei
Kampong Pancha Delima
Location in Brunei
Coordinates: 4°56′27″N 114°56′48″E
CountryBrunei
DistrictBrunei-Muara
MukimBerakas 'A'
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total1,562
Time zoneUTC+8 (BNT)
Postcode
BB4513

Geography

The village is located in the central part of Brunei-Muara District. It is one of the neighbourhoods in the capital Bandar Seri Begawan and contiguous with the residential neighbourhoods of Pengiran Siraja Muda to the east, Orang Kaya Besar Imas to the south-east and Anggerek Desa to the south.[3]

History

Pancha Delima was one of the areas designated by the government of Brunei for the relocation of Kampong Ayer residents to resettle on land, under the National Resettlement Scheme in the 1950s.[4] The residents of Pancha Delima who were under the relocation programme resettled in the area in 1958 and they originally came from the Kampong Ayer neighbourhoods of Sumbiling Lama and Sultan Lama.[5]

Administration

Since 2007, the village has become part of Bandar Seri Begawan's municipality with the expansion of its spatial jurisdiction.[6]

References
  1. "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Department of Statistics. December 2018. Retrieved 22 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 22 July 2021.
  3. Brunei Darussalam street directory : quick & easy reference maps., Brunei Press Sdn. Bhd., 2014, p. 52, ISBN 9789991732411, OCLC 932264901
  4. "Jabatan Kemajuan Perumahan - Sejarah Perpindahan Tahun 1950an". www.mod.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  5. Norliah Md. Zain (26 December 2015). "Rencana - Keharmonian Kampung Pancha Delima, Anggerek..." Pelita Brunei (in Malay). Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  6. "Kawasan Baru Perbandaran Bandar Seri Begawan Mulai 1 Ogos 2007". bandaran-bsb.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 23 February 2018.
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