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1 Etymology  





2 History  





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4 Geography  





5 Demographics  





6 Villages  





7 Infrastructures  



7.1  Public housing  







8 See also  





9 References  














Mukim Berakas 'B'






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Coordinates: 4°5900N 114°5500E / 4.9833°N 114.9167°E / 4.9833; 114.9167
 

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Mukim Berakas 'B'

Clockwise from top left: Lambak Kanan, Sungai Orok, Manggis, Sungai Akar

Berakas 'B' is in yellow.
Berakas 'B' is in yellow.
Coordinates: 4°59′00N 114°55′00E / 4.9833°N 114.9167°E / 4.9833; 114.9167
CountryBrunei
DistrictBrunei-Muara
Established1996[1]
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total40,710
Time zoneUTC+8 (BNT)
Postcode
BCxx15

Mukim Berakas 'B' is a mukiminBrunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 40,710 in 2016.[2]

Etymology

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People from the Kampong Ayer used to travel to the Berakas to get firewood before resettlement. Only a jungle at that time, they wrapped the woods when they had gathered them. In Brunei Malay, the act of bundling the woods is known as berkas. As word spread about memberakas kayu (to gather firewood), Berakas was established as the location where people go.[3]

History

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In the late 1940s, Mukim Berakas was primarily made up of forest land. It took some time before additional people moved in; first, just the Kedayans resided here. In the 1950s, when they initially started settling in this region, lands in the Anggerek Desa and Burong Pingai were allotted under the first Kampong Ayer resettlement scheme.[3]

Background

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The mukim and Mukim Berakas 'A' were originally one mukim by the name 'Mukim Berakas' before being split into the current divisions in 1996.[1]

Geography

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The mukim is located in the north-east centre of Brunei-Muara District, bordering Mukim Mentiri to the north-east, Mukim Kota Batu to the south-east, Mukim Kianggeh to the south and Mukim Berakas 'A' to the west and north.[citation needed]

Demographics

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As of 2016 census,[2] the population was 40,710 with 50.7% males and 49.3% females. The mukim had 6,461 households occupying 6,397 dwellings. The entire population lived in urban areas.

Villages

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Mukim Berakas 'B' encompasses the following populated villages:[2]

  • Kampong Madang
  • Kampong Manggis
  • Kampong Salambigar
  • Kampong Sungai Akar
  • Kampong Sungai Hanching
  • Kampong Sungai Orok
  • Kampong Sungai Tilong
  • Infrastructures

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    Public housing

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    There is a public housing area within the mukim, namely Rancangan Perumahan Negara Lambak Kanan ('Lambak Kanan National Housing Scheme') located in Kampong Lambak Kanan.

    See also

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    References

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    1. ^ a b Norliah Md. Zain (24 October 2015). "Warta Mukim Berakas 'A' wajar dicontohi". Pelita Brunei (in Malay). Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  • ^ a b c d "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Statistics Department. December 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  • ^ a b Mohd Yunos, Rozan (2013). SEMINAR UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ASIA, SOUTHEAST DIVISION (PDF). p. 8.

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