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Mukim Mentiri is a
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 ...
in Brunei-Muara District,
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. The population was 30,192 in 2016.


Name

The mukim is named after Kampong Mentiri, one of the
villages 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 village ...
it encompasses.


Geography

The mukim is located in the north-east of the district, bordering the
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to the north,
Mukim Serasa Mukim Serasa is a mukim in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 16,173 in 2016. The mukim encompasses Muara Town, home to Muara Port, the country's only deepwater port. Etymology Serasa is thought to have been given its name ...
to the east, the
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to the south, Mukim Kota Batu to the south-west and Mukim Berakas 'A' and Mukim Berakas 'B' to the west. There are several islands included within the mukim, namely , and .


Demographics

As of 2016 census, the population was 30,192 with males and females. The mukim had 5,292 households occupying 5,280 dwellings. The entire population lived in
urban areas An urban area is a human settlement with a high population density and an infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas originate through urbanization, and researchers categorize them as cities, towns, conurbations or suburbs. In urbani ...
.


Administration

As of 2021, the mukim comprised the following census
villages 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 village ...
:


Infrastructures

The mukim is home to the following public housing estates: * RPN Mentiri * RPN Panchor Mengkubau * RPN Tanah Jambu in Kampong Tanah Jambu * STKRJ Sungai Buloh in Kampong Sungai Buloh * STKRJ Tanah Jambu in Kampong Tanah Jambu Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Secondary School is the sole secondary school in the mukim. Salar Industrial Park in Kampong Salar is one of the
industrial parks An industrial park, also known as industrial estate or trading estate, is an area zoned and planned for the purpose of industrial development. An industrial park can be thought of as a more heavyweight version of a business park or office park ...
in the country. Kampong Salar is also home to the
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of
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.


Notes


Sister cities/towns/mukims

*
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,
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,
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References

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 obscu ...
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