Kampong Penabai
Kampong Penabai is a coastal village in Tutong District, Brunei, about 4–5 kilometres (2.5–3.1 mi) from the district town Pekan Tutong. The population was 888 in 2016.[1] It is one of the villages within Mukim Pekan Tutong, a mukim in the district.[2]
Etymology edit
The village is named after the Bruneian Malay ethnic group who had migrated to the area from the present-day Brunei-Muara District, mainly descendants of the Kampong Ayer people.[3] The name "Penabai" is derived from Bunu Abai, the name in Tutong language for the Bruneian Malay people.[3][4]
Facilities edit
Pengiran Muda Mahkota Primary School is the village primary school; it was inaugurated on 14 October 1962 by Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III, the then Sultan of Brunei.[3] It is named after Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah who was at that time the Crown Prince (Pengiran Muda Mahkota).[3]
Kampong Penabai Mosque, the village mosque, was established in 1981 initially as a surau.[3] The current building was built in 1993 and can accommodate 200 worshippers.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Department of Statistics. December 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ Tutong District (PDF). Information Department. 2013. p. 8. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Puak Tutong: Sejarah dan Perkembangan Awal Sosio-Budaya (in Malay). Pusat Sejarah Brunei. 2004. pp. 69–71. OCLC 866690368.
- ^ Haji Ramlee Tunggal (2005). Struktur Bahasa Tutong (in Malay). Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Brunei. p. 20. ISBN 9991704264. OCLC 1223363153.
- ^ "SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Kampong Penabai". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 8 July 2021.