Kampong Rimba
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Rimba | |
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Kampong Rimba | |
Coordinates: 4°55′38″N 114°54′21″E / 4.9271°N 114.9059°E | |
Country | Brunei |
District | Brunei-Muara |
Mukim | Gadong 'A' |
Population (2016)[1] | |
• Total | 5,013 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (BNT) |
Postcode | BE3119 |
Kampong Rimba (from the Malay name, literally translates as 'Rimba Village') is a village on the outskirts of Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei. It is one of the village subdivisions under Mukim Gadong 'A', a mukim in Brunei-Muara District. The population was 5,013 in 2016.[1]
Facilities
Healthcare
The village is home to the following healthcare facilities:
- Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Muta-Wakkilah Hayatul Bolkiah Health Centre,[2] a community health centre for the residents of Mukim Gadong 'A' and Mukim Gadong 'B'
- Rimba Dialysis Centre,[3] one of the few dedicated dialysis centres in the country
Mosque
For the Jumu'ah (the congregational Friday noon prayers), the Muslim residents are served by the Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha Mosque.
Miscellaneous
- Horticulture Business Centre — one of the few dedicated flower markets in the country.[4] It is managed by the Agriculture and Agrifood Department, a government department under the Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism.
- Civil Service Institute (Institut Perkhidmatan Awam) — the training agency for government civil servants
References
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Department of Statistics. December 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Ministry of Health". www.moh.gov.bn. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Global Dialysis centres - Rimba Dialysis Unit, Nephrology centre". www.globaldialysis.com. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Rimba Horticulture Centre vendors see drop in local flora sales | The BT Archive". btarchive.org. Retrieved 22 April 2018.