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Kampong Bengkurong
Kampong Bengkurong is a villages of Brunei, village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, on the outskirts of the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The population was 3,583 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Kilanas. The postcodes in Brunei, postcode is BF1920. Etymology The names Kampong Sengkurong, Sengkurong and Bengkurong have a number of different origin stories, but according to Dusun Brunei, Dusun speakers, Sengkurong means Kurong People and Bengkurong means Kurong River. In the past, the region around Sengkurong/Bengkurong was probably known as Kurong. Kurong can also refer to an enclosure. The river that once ran through the area meandered, as do most rivers. It formerly meandered so much that it virtually formed a circle around the location. According to legend, this river's meandering sections once intersected and formed a circle when flooding occurred, but this circular path was interrupted because of the river's rapid flow. Geographically speaking, the circle cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villages Of Brunei
A village ( or ) is the third and lowest administrative division of Brunei. It is headed by a village head (). Several villages are grouped together to form a mukim. A village is generally the traditional rural settlement, in particular in the sense of a kampong or Malay traditional village, but it may also be an urbanised settlement within or near the capital city or a town, or part of the public housing estates. The population varies from hundreds to a few thousands. Administration Villages are administered under the district office of the district where they belong. A village is headed by a village head (). It is an elected position, whereby the populace nominates candidates to the district office and votes among the approved nominees. The nominee may be of an age between 30 and 55 years old. The elected person shall be in office for up to ten years. A village may also have a Village Consultative Council (), the local equivalent of community association. A key out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brunei Postal Services Department
The Postal Services Department () is a government department which is responsible for providing postal service in Brunei. History A postage stamp dated 24 April 1894, bearing the Brooketon postmark (present-day Muara), is among the earliest stamps used in Brunei. This Sarawak stamp was issued from a small post office established in 1893 to serve the coal-mining community at Rajah Charles Brooke's Brooketon colliery. Operated by the Sarawak government, the post office provided a monthly postal service to and from Kuching. In 1895, the first post office was established by the Borneo Company Limited. Following the signing of the Treaty of Friendship on 11 October 1906, a formal post office was established. Constructed under the guidance of Brunei's British Resident, it was located in Brunei Town. In that same year, the first stamps used in Brunei were actually overprinted stamps from the nearby island of Labuan. The following year, stamps featuring a unique design of a scene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
