Kampong Penanjong
Kampong Penanjong | |
|---|---|
 Kampong Penanjong Mosque | |
  Location in Brunei | |
| Coordinates: 4°50′27″N 114°40′54″E / 4.8408°N 114.6816°E / 4.8408; 114.6816 | |
| Country | Brunei |
| District | Tutong |
| Mukim | Pekan Tutong |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 1,856 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (BNT) |
| Postcode | TA2741 |
Kampong Penanjong is a village in Tutong District, Brunei, on the outskirts of the district town Pekan Tutong. The population was 1,856 in 2021.[1] It is one of the villages within Mukim Pekan Tutong, a mukim in the district.
Facilities
Penanjong Primary School is the village primary school; it was established in 1936.[2] There is also Penanjong Religious School which is the village school for the primary level of the country's Islamic religious education.
The current village mosque is Kampong Penanjong Mosque; it was inaugurated on 6 April 1984 and can accommodate 500 worshippers.[3] It replaced the former village mosque, Cahaya Derma Bakti Mosque, to accommodate the growing number of worshippers.[2] The former mosque had been inaugurated by Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III on 25 August 1961.[2]
Pantai Persiaran Pengkalan Pinang Penanjong is a recreational area on Penanjong Beach, the beach along the village's coast with the South China Sea.
References
- ^ Department of Economic Planning & Statistics (October 2021). "ANNEX B" (PDF). deps.mofe.gov.bn. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ a b c Puak Tutong: Sejarah dan Perkembangan Awal Sosio-Budaya (in Malay). Pusat Sejarah Brunei. 2004. pp. 57–60. OCLC 866690368.
- ^ "SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Kampong Penanjong". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 1 October 2017.
