Kampong Katok 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 Brunei-Muara District,

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, about from the capital

Bandar Seri Begawan Bandar Seri Begawan (BSB) is the capital and largest city of Brunei. It is officially a Municipalities of Brunei, municipal area () with an area of and an estimated population of 100,700 as of 2007. It is part of Brunei–Muara District, the s ...

. The population was 2,079 in 2016. It is one of the villages within

Mukim Gadong 'A' Mukim Gadong 'A' (') is a mukim in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 34,049 in 2016. Background The mukim was established on 21 November 2005 with split of the former Mukim Gadong into this mukim and Mukim Gadong 'B'. Geogra ...

. The

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is BE2319.

Geography

The village is located on the outskirts of the municipal area of the country's capital

, and about from its

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. As a village subdivision, it borders

Kampong Tungku Kampong Tungku is a villages of Brunei, village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, about from the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The population was 1,689 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Gadong 'A'. The postcodes in Brunei, postco ...

and STKRJ Katok 'A' to the north,

STKRJ Tungku Area 1 STKRJ Tungku Area 1 is a public housing estate and village within Mukim Gadong 'A' in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 1,332 in 2016. The postcode is BE2519. It is one of the estates for the Landless Indigenous Citizens' Hou ...

to the north-east, Kampong Mata-Mata to the east and south, Area 2 of STKRJ Mata-Mata to the south, Kampong Tanjong Bunut to the south-west,

Kampong Selayun Kampong Selayun is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 1,875 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Sengkurong. The village is under the responsibility of the village head () of Kampong Sengkurong 'B'. It has ...

to the west, and

Kampong Peninjau Kampong Peninjau, also known as Kampong Jerudong 'B', is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 3,418 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Sengkurong. The postcode A postal code (also known locally in var ...

to the north-west.

Administration

Kampong Katok shares a

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() with the neighbouring village

Economy

Efforts made by the residents of

and Katok through

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or more precisely producing kelulut

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. The production of kelulut honey is planned to be the brand of the village's product, especially in response to the government's call to make one product one village, given the growing involvement of the population and their liking for it. The

Ketua Kampong A village head, village headman or village chief is the community leader of a village or a small town. Usage Brunei In Brunei, village head is called or in the Malay language. It is an administrative post which leads the community of a ...

Tungku/Katok explained that, seeing the development through animal husbandry, the members of the Village Consultative Council (MPK) suggested that it be made a

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of the village's product and it was well received.

Address

The location address for the public housing estates STKRJ Katok 'A' and STKRJ Katok 'B', as well as the schools Katok Secondary School and Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha Girls' Arabic Religious Secondary School which are located in STKRJ Katok 'B', is often regarded as located in the village, even though they are not within the village boundary. The aforementioned public housing estates are designated as separate village subdivisions.

References

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