Kampong Tanah Jambu
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Kampong Tanah Jambu is located in Brunei
Kampong Tanah Jambu
Location in Brunei
Coordinates: 4°59′45″N 115°00′07″E / 4.9957°N 115.0019°E / 4.9957; 115.0019
CountryBrunei
DistrictBrunei-Muara
MukimMentiri
Population
 (2016)[1]
  Total8,809
Time zoneUTC+8 (BNT)
Postcode
BU1129

Kampong Tanah Jambu is a village in the north-east of Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 8,809 in 2016.[1] It encompasses the original village settlement, as well as the public housing areas STKRJ Kampong Tanah Jambu and RPN Kampong Tanah Jambu.

Name

The village is named after jambu (guava) tree.[2]

Geography

Kampong Tanah Jambu is one of the villages in Mukim Mentiri, a mukim in Brunei-Muara District. It is one of the villages along Jalan Muara, a road which links Bandar Seri Begawan to Muara town.

Facilities

Mosque

Kampong Tanah Jambu Mosque is the village mosque; it was inaugurated on 7 December 1979 and can accommodate 600 worshippers.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Department of Statistics. December 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. Mohd Yunos, Rozan (2013). SEMINAR UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ASIA, SOUTHEAST DIVISION (PDF). pp. 12–13.
  3. "SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Kampong Tanah Jambu". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 5 July 2021.


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