Kampong Keriam

Kampong Keriam (Malay for Keriam Village) is a village in the northern part of Tutong District, Brunei, within the mukim (subdistrict) of the same name.[3] The incumbent village head (Malay: ketua kampung) is Morshidi bin Mahadi.[1] Kampong Keriam has a population of 1,803.[2] The postcode for Kampong Keriam is TB1141.[4][5]

"Keriam" redirects here. For mukim (subdistrict), see Keriam, Tutong.
Kampong Keriam
Village
Location in Brunei
Coordinates: 4°48′57.7″N 114°41′38.7″E
CountryBrunei
DistrictTutong
MukimKeriam
Government
 • Village headMorshidi Mahadi
Population
 • Total1,803
Postcode
TB1141

Geography

The village neighbours Kampong Bukit Panggal to the north-east, Kampong Luagan Dudok to the east, Kampong Panchor Papan to the south-west, and Kampong Tanah Burok and Kampong Penanjong to the north-west.[6] It is one of the settlements along Jalan Tutong, an important road which connects the district's town Pekan Tutong to the country's capital Bandar Seri Begawan.

Infrastructure

Access to the village is through Jalan Tutong via Kampong Luagan Dudok from the east and Kampong Panchor Papan from the west.

There is a government school, Keriam Primary School, provides primary education for its resident pupils. The school also shares facility with Keriam Religious School (Malay: Sekolah Ugama Keriam), also a government school,[7] which provides the Islamic primary religious education — it is compulsory for Muslim pupils in the country.[8]

Kampong Keriam Mosque serves the need for the Muslim residents for Islamic congregational prayers and other religious communal activities, in particular Jumu'ah or Friday prayers.[9]

References
  1. "MUKIM KERIAM" (in Malay). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  2. "Keramaian Penduduk mengikut Mukim" (in Malay). Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  3. "Tutong District" (PDF). www.information.gov.bn. p. 9. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  4. "Brunei Postal Services - postcodes". post.gov.bn. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  5. "Kampong Keriam, Keriam, Tutong: TB1141 | Brunei Postcode". brn.postcodebase.com. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  6. "Geoportal - Survey Department". survey.gov.bn. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  7. "Laman Utama - Senarai Sekolah Ugama". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 2017-08-30.
  8. Azahari, Izah (21 October 2017). "Brunei will remain a MIB-guided nation, thanks to religious education". Borneo Bulletin. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  9. "SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Kampong Keriam". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 2017-08-30.
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