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Public Housing Estates In Brunei
This is a list of public housing estates in Brunei. The list consists of housing estates under the current government housing programmes of the National Housing Scheme (), including the Landless Indigenous Citizens' Housing Scheme (), as well as the former National Resettlement Scheme (). The housing estates may be part of village subdivisions, the third-level subdivisions of Brunei, but many of them have large enough population and hence are designated as separate villages; a few may even very large population that they are divided into few village subdivisions. {, class="wikitable sortable" , +Public housing estates in Brunei !Estate !Area !Village subdivision !District , - , rowspan="7" , of Berakas , rowspan="7" , Berakas , Anggerek Desa , rowspan="38" , Brunei-Muara , - , Burong Pingai Berakas , - , Pancha Delima , - , Pengiran Siraja Muda Delima Satu , - , Jaya Bakti , - , Jaya Setia , - , Orang Kaya Besar Imas , - , of Bunut , Bunut , Bunut Perpindahan , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Housing
Public housing, also known as social housing, refers to Subsidized housing, subsidized or affordable housing provided in buildings that are usually owned and managed by local government, central government, nonprofit organizations or a combination thereof. The details, terminology, definitions of poverty, and other criteria for allocation may vary within different contexts, but the right to renting, rent such a home is generally rationed through some form of means-testing or through administrative measures of housing needs. One can regard social housing as a potential remedy for housing inequality. Within the OECD, social housing represents an average of 7% of national housing stock (2020), ranging from ~34% in the Netherlands to less than 1% in Colombia. In the United States, public housing developments are classified as housing projects that are owned by a housing authority or a low-income (project-based voucher) property. PBV are a component of a public housing agenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lugu National Housing Scheme
Kampong Lugu () or commonly known as Lugu, is a village situated in Mukim Sengkurong of Brunei–Muara District's western edge. It comprises the original village settlement and the public housing estate RPN Kampong Lugu. The population was 2,082 in 2016. Geography Kampong Lugu is located in the westernmost part of Brunei–Muara District and thus borders Tutong District. It neighbours Kampong Katimahar to the south. Lugu Lake is an artificial fresh water lagoon which sits below the RPN Kampong Lugu and along the Muara–Tutong Highway. Demography In 2020, the government has projected 9,120 persons in Landless Indigenous Citizens' Housing Scheme (STKRJ) and National Housing Scheme (RPN). Based on data from residential dwellings in STKRJ Kampong Lugu, the number of terraces was 64 in 2016, 27 in May 2017, and 19 in 2019. The majority of the local population is Kedayan. Transportation The Ministry of Development (MoD) released the names of the roads that go from STKRJ K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panchor National Housing Scheme
Mengkubau National Housing Scheme (, abbreviated as ''RPN Mengkubau''), commonly known as Panchor National Housing Scheme, is a public housing estate in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, in the mukim A mukim is a type of administrative division used in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The word ''mukim'' is a loanword in English language, English. However, it was also originally a loanword in Malay language, Malay from the Arabic word ... (subdistrict) of Mentiri. It is one of the public housing estates of under the programme of its namesake, which is a government housing programme for the citizens of Brunei. History In response to the increasing demand for housing, the Brunei Economic Development Board undertook three pilot projects to construct a total of 7,500 low-cost houses. The largest of these projects was located at Kampong Mengkubau, spanning and consisting of 4,000 houses. Construction began in February 2010, with completion expected by the first quarter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mentiri National Housing Area 'B'
Mentiri National Housing Area 'B' () or Mentiri National Housing Area 2 () is a village administrative division of Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. It is a village subdivision under the mukim A mukim is a type of administrative division used in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The word ''mukim'' is a loanword in English language, English. However, it was also originally a loanword in Malay language, Malay from the Arabic word ... or subdistrict of Mentiri. As a village subdivision, it is headed by a or village head; the incumbent is Pengiran Ibrahim bin Pengiran Hidup. Mentiri National Housing Area 'B' is also a designated postcode area with the postcode BU2229. Geography Mentiri National Housing Area 'B' is located in the north-eastern part of Brunei-Muara District. It borders the village subdivisions of Batu Marang to the north, Mentiri National Housing Area 'A' to the east, Pangkalan Sibabau to the south and Mentiri to the west.{{Citation, title=Brunei Daruss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mentiri National Housing Area 'A'
Mentiri National Housing Area 'A' () or Mentiri National Housing Area 1 () is a village administrative division in Brunei-Muara District of Brunei. It is a village subdivision of the mukim or subdistrict of Mentiri. As a village, it is headed by a or village head, and the incumbent is Pengiran Aliuddin bin Pengiran Damit. It is also a designated postcode area with the postcode BU2129. Geography Mentiri National Housing Area 'A' is located in the eastern part of Brunei-Muara District. It borders the village subdivisions of Batu Marang to the north, Mentiri National Housing Area 'B' to the west, Mentiri to the southwest and Pangkalan Sibabau to the south.{{Citation, title=Brunei Darussalam street directory : quick & easy reference maps., date=2014, url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/932264901, pages=44–45; 56, publisher=Brunei Press Sdn. Bhd., isbn=9789991732411, oclc=932264901 It also borders the Brunei Bay along its eastern border. See also * Mentiri National Housing A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mentiri
Kampong Mentiri () or simply known as Mentiri, is a Villages of Brunei, village in the north-east of Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. It has an area of ; the population was 1,215 in 2016. Etymology The village is named after Mentiri, an obscure and unusual tree. The tree might also have magical properties for a Brunei place name. According to legend, Kampong Mentiri gets its name from a large, ancient tree. The village elders claimed that the trunk's size was so great that it required six adults to hold hands to reach around it. This tree was special and rumored to possess magical abilities. Nonetheless, it must be acknowledged that no one can name this tree now. Elderly members of the community claimed that it was once situated where the current roundabout sits. The village has gone under numerous names in the past. Kampong Mentiri has also been known as Kampong Pancur Buluh, Kampong Batu Buluh, Kampong Kiau, and Kampong Sungai Sinonok in the past. Geography Kampong Mentir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mentiri National Housing Scheme
RPN Kampong Mentiri () is a public housing estate near the village Kampong Mentiri in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. Administration For administrative purposes the area has been divided into, and established as, two village subdivisions: Both are villages within Mukim Mentiri. Infrastructure Schools * Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Secondary School, which provides secondary education for the residents of the mukim of Mentiri * Dato Mohd Yassin Primary School * Dato Mohd Yassin Religious School Mosque Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque was opened in 2017 and it replaces the former Kampong Mentiri National Housing Scheme Mosque which was destroyed in a fire. The mosque was inaugurated by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Hassanal Bolkiah Muiz'zaddin Wad'daulah (born 15 July 1946) is the Sultan of Brunei since 1967, and prime minister of Brunei since its independence from the United Kingdom in 1984. He is one of the few remaining absolute monarchs in the worl ..., the Sultan of Brunei; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perpindahan Mata-Mata
Kampong Perpindahan Mata-Mata () or simply known as Perpindahan Mata-Mata, is a public housing estate and designated village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, on the outskirts of the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The population was 2,385 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Gadong 'B'. The postcode is BE1918. Etymology The village was originally known as Merlimau. It could be named after a neighboring village, Kampong Mata-Mata. The additional name of Perpindahan translates to Transfer. History Kampong Perpindahan Mata-Mata was established in 1983 as one of the settlement areas under the relocation program in the 20th century, which is a government program for Kampong Ayer residents to move and settle on land. This village is also for the resettlement of people in several villages who lost their homes due to a fire. The residents who started moving to the village in early 1983 were in stages. The people who first moved to this village were from Kampong Sumbiling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katok 'B'
STKRJ Katok 'B' or Kampong Katok 'B', also known as STKRJ Mata-Mata, is a public housing estate in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, about from the country's capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The total population was 6,108 in 2016. It is one of the estates for the Landless Indigenous Citizens' Housing Scheme (, STKRJ), a public housing programme for the country's indigenous citizens (). Geography The estate is located in the central part of Brunei-Muara District, as well as in the outskirts of the municipal area of Bandar Seri Begawan and about from the capital's city centre. It neighbours Kampong Mata-Mata and Perpindahan Mata-Mata to the east. It is one of the estates named after the village Kampong Katok, the other STKRJ Katok 'A'. Administration For subdivision purposes, the estate is officially known as STKRJ Mata-Mata and has been divided into three areas and administered as villages: Infrastructures Schools Katok 'B' Primary School is the estate's government p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mata-Mata, Brunei
Kampong Mata-Mata () or commonly known as Mata-Mata, is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, and a neighbourhood in the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The population was 6,126 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Gadong 'B'. The postcode is BE1718. Etymology The origin of the name of the village which is said to be according to folktales, some village elders often came across a large eye of a size of a chicken which braced at a height of 7–8 feet in a tree or on the ground and from that incident the name Mata-Mata was given to the area in question which coincidentally at that time the village did not yet have a name around 1880. The people were born in the early 1800s and the story about the eyes is already there. Those eyes are not of the genie type and only certain people are shown to see those eyes. The story of the eye is believed because it is not just one or two but many people who saw it. It can be seen for a period of two to three years until after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lambak Kiri
Kampong Lambak Kiri is a village in the north of Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 2,791 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Berakas 'A'. The postcode is BB1214. Notable people * Abdullah Bakar (born 1951), politician See also * Kampong Lambak Kampong Lambak is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, on the outskirts of the country's capital Bandar Seri Begawan. It has a total population of in 2016. Administration For administrative purposes Kampong Lambak has been divided in ... * Kampong Perpindahan Lambak Kanan References Lambak Kiri {{Brunei-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lambak Kiri Landless Indigenous Citizens' Housing Scheme
Skim Tanah Kurnia Rakyat Jati (STKRJ) Kampung Lambak Kiri is a public housing estate and located village in the north of Brunei-Muara District in Brunei Darussalam. The population was 2,593 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Berakas 'A'. Its postcode is BB1114. History The residents of STKRJ Lambak Kiri started moving in 1992 to 1993. There are two types of housing available here, which are stone and wooden types. This settlement includes residential areas in STKRJ, Berakas Garrison, and Kampong Lambak Kiri. It has an area of 1,616.45 hectares. Economy Tamu Lawak Oil (Temulawak Oil) is a product named as 'One Village One Product' (1K1P) in STKRJ Lambak Kiri and its surroundings. It is further expanded its production by ''Majlis Perundingan Kampung'' (MPK) together with the manufacturer of the product. The MPK receives donations continuously as a result of the sale. MPK STKRJ Lambak Kiri and the surrounding area also help in marketing related products by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
