Kampong Masin

Kampong Masin (Malay for Masin Village) is a village in Pengkalan Batu, a mukim (subdistrict) in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The incumbent village head (Malay: ketua kampung) is Awang Moksin bin Kamis.[2][1] It has the postcode BH2723.[3][4]

Kampong Masin
Village
Location in Brunei
Coordinates: 4°50′14.5″N 114°50′41.1″E
CountryBrunei
DistrictBrunei-Muara
MukimPengkalan Batu
Government
 • Village headAwang Moksin Kamis
Postcode
BH2723

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.[5]

Infrastructure

Education

Masin Secondary School is located in this village; it is a government school which provides secondary education for students residing in the mukim of Pengkalan Batu.

Masin Primary School is a government school which provides primary education for the resident pupils of Kampong Masin. There is also Masin Religious School, also a government school, which provides Islamic religious primary education compulsory for Muslim pupils in the country.[6]

Miscellaneous

Kampong Masin Mosque serves the need of its Muslim residents for Islamic congregational prayers and activities, particularly the Jumu'ah or Friday prayers. It was inaugurated in 1987 and can accommodate 500 worshippers.[7]

References
  1. "Members of Brunei-Muara Neighborhood Watch Engaged in Various Welfare Activities | Brunei's No.1 News Website". www.brudirect.com. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  2. "Kongsi kaedah pencegahan jenayah dari berleluasa – Media Permata Online". Media Permata Online (in Malay). 2017-05-03. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  3. "postcodes". post.gov.bn. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  4. "Kampong Masin, Pengkalan Batu, Brunei Muara: BH2723". brn.postcodebase.com. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  5. "Geoportal - Survey Department". survey.gov.bn. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  6. Azahari, Izah (21 October 2017). "Brunei will remain a MIB-guided nation, thanks to religious education". Borneo Bulletin. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  7. "SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Kampong Masin". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 2018-01-12.
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