Kampong Sungai Besar () or commonly known as Sungai Besar, is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

in the east of Brunei-Muara District,

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, near the mouth of the

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with the

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. The population was 2,039 in 2016. The village is the location of an end of

Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Bridge Sultan Haji Omar 'Ali Saifuddien Bridge (, Jawi: ), also known as Temburong Bridge (, Jawi: ), is a dual-carriageway bridge in Brunei that spans across Brunei Bay, connecting the Bruneian mainland with its semi-exclave of Temburong District. I ...

, the bridge which connects mainland Brunei with the

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exclave.

Geography

Kampong Sungai Besar is one of the villages within

Mukim Kota Batu Mukim Kota Batu is a mukim in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 12,935 in 2016. The mukim is home to some of the country's museums and historical sites, in particular in Kota Batu. Etymology The mukim could be named after a ...

, a

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in the district. It is one of the villages along Jalan Kota Batu, a road which links

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along the banks of the

to Jalan Muara which leads to Muara town.

Infrastructure

Mosque

Kampong Sungai Besar Mosque is the village mosque; it was inaugurated on 1 January 1984 by the then

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. The mosque can accommodate 630 worshippers.

Notable people

Badaruddin Othman Badaruddin bin Haji Othman (born 23 September 1942), known by his pen name Badaruddin H.O., is a Bruneian aristocrat, poet, and politician. He has served as the minister of religious affairs since 2015. Previously, he held several prominent ro ...

(born 1942), a politician and writer *

Goh King Chin Goh King Chin (; born 1 January 1943) or also simply known as Pehin Goh, is a Bruneian aristocrat, politician and businessperson of Chinese descent who is thought to be a multimillionaire and well-known philanthropist. He presently serves as ...

(born 1943), a member of the

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References

Sungai Besar Sungai Besar ( Jawi: سوڠاي بسر; ) is the principal town of Sabak Bernam District, Selangor, Malaysia. Sungai Besar's population is estimated to be around 23,000 of which 43% are within 20 to 55 years old. From that total, around 73 p ...

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