Masin | |
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Kampong Masin | |
Coordinates: 4°50′07″N 114°50′40″E / 4.8354°N 114.8445°E | |
Country | Brunei |
District | Brunei-Muara |
Mukim | Pengkalan Batu |
Government | |
• Village head | Moksin Kamis[1] |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 2,891 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (BNT) |
Postcode | BH2723 |
Kampong Masin (Malay: Kampung Masin) or simply known as Masin, is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, about 15.5 kilometres (9.6 mi) from the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The population was 2,891 in 2016.[2] It is one of the villages within Mukim Pengkalan Batu. The postcode is BH2723.[3]
According to folktales, a well was found located on a hill in Simpang 616, Jalan Kecil Masin. The water from the well tastes salty. There is also an area where a rice plantation exist. It is impossible that the well felt salty because it was located on a hill, due to this uniqueness, the name of this village is known as Kampong Masin.[4]
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]
The Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources' Department of Agriculture and Agrifood issued a call for bids in 2011 to create a development master plan for converting the Batampu Agricultural Development Area into high-tech farming with a leasing system. This 480-hectare property, which was split up into 219 two-hectare lots, was underutilized because it was prone to floods. The goal of the research was to develop both immediate and long-term plans for turning the region into a high-tech farm that used progressive and sustainable farming practices.[6]
The village has access to basic facilities provided by the Government of Brunei such as water supply, electricity supply, telephone and roads.[4]
Kampong Masin Mosque is the village mosque; it was inaugurated by the then Minister of Religious Affairs on 27 December 1987.[7] The mosque can accommodate 500 worshippers.[7]