Kampong Masin

Village in Brunei-Muara, Brunei

Masin

Village

Kampong Masin

Masin Primary School

Location in Brunei

Coordinates: 4°50′07″N 114°50′40″E﻿ / ﻿4.8354°N 114.8445°E﻿ / 4.8354; 114.8445
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]

## Etymology

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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]

## Geography

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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]

## Infrastructure

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The village has access to basic facilities provided by the Government of Brunei such as water supply, electricity supply, telephone and roads.[4]

### Education

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* Masin Primary School is the village primary school.
* Masin Religious School is the village school for the country's Islamic religious primary education.
* Masin Secondary School is the secondary school for Mukim Pengkalan Batu.

### Mosque

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Kampong Masin Mosque is the village mosque; it was inaugurated by the then Minister of Religious Affairs on 27 December 1987.[6] The mosque can accommodate 500 worshippers.[6]

## References

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1. ^ BUKU DIREKTORI TELEFON PENGHULU-PENGHULU MUKIM DAN KETUA-KETUA KAMPUNG NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM (PDF) (in Malay). Vol. 4\. Brunei: Bahagian Perancangan Daerah, Ministry of Home Affairs. April 2024. p. 15.
2. ^ a b "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Department of Statistics. December 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
3. ^ "Buku Poskod Edisi Kedua (Kemaskini 26 Disember 2018)" (PDF). post.gov.bn (in Malay). Brunei Postal Services Department. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
4. ^ a b KOMPILASI RENCANA KNK 2014 (PDF) (in Malay). Kenali Negera Kitani. 2014. pp. 93–98.
5. ^ "Geoportal - Survey Department". survey.gov.bn. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
6. ^ a b "SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Kampong Masin". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 12 January 2018.

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