Bukit_Sawat,_Belait
Mukim Bukit Sawat
Mukim of Brunei
Mukim Bukit Sawat is a mukim in Belait District, Brunei.[3] It had a population of 794 in 2016.[2]
The mukim is located in the east of Belait District, bordering Mukim Telisai, Mukim Ukong and Mukim Rambai of Tutong District to the north, north-east and east respectively, Mukim Sukang to the south, Mukim Labi to the west and Mukim Liang to the north-west.[citation needed]
The mukim is named after Kampong Bukit Sawat, one of the villages it encompasses.
As of the 2016 census,[2] the population was 794 with 57.1% males and 42.9% females. The mukim had 220 households occupying 220 dwellings. The entire population lived in rural areas.
Villages
As of 2016, the mukim comprised the following census villages:[2]
| Village | Population (2016) |
|---|---|
| Kampong Bisut | 7 |
| Kampong Bukit Kandol | 1 |
| Kampong Bukit Sawat | 74 |
| Kampong Melayan | 0 |
| Kampong Merangking | 33 |
| Kampong Merangking Hilir | 93 |
| Kampong Merangking Ulu | 49 |
| Kampong Sungai Mau | 498 |
| Kampong Pulau Apil | 28 |
| Kampong Tarap | 11 |
| Total | 794 |
Schools
The primary schools (sekolah rendah) in the mukim include:
- Merangking Primary School
- Orang Kaya Pemancha Berandai Primary School, Bukit Sawat — initially established as a Malay school and built in 1932.[4] A newer building was inaugurated on 28 August 1971 to replace the older building.[4]
Each school also houses a sekolah ugama (school for the country's Islamic religious primary education).
Mosques
- Al-Mashor Mosque, Kampong Sungai Mau — inaugurated by the then Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah on 28 February 1992; it can accommodate 200 worshippers.[5]
- Balai Ibadat Kampong Merangking
- Kampong Bukit Sawat Mosque — built in 1990 and can accommodate 120 worshippers.[6]
Tourism and recreation
- Sungai Mau Reacreation Park — a recreation park in Kampong Sungai Mau[7]
- "Penghulu, ketua kampung di Belait terima sijil lantikan » Media Permata Online". Penghulu, ketua kampung di Belait terima sijil lantikan. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Statistics Department. December 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- "Belait District" (PDF). www.information.gov.bn. 2011. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- "(Untitled)" (PDF). Pelita Brunei (in Malay). No. 16 #36. Jabatan Penyiaran dan Penerangan Kerajaan Brunei. 8 September 1971. p. 2. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- "SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Al-Mashor, Kampong Sungai Mau". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- "SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Kampong Bukit Sawat". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- "Sungai Mau Recreational Park - The Bruneian". Retrieved 9 July 2022.
