Bukit Udal

Bukit Udal is a village in Tutong District, Brunei. It has an area of 13 square kilometres (5.0 square miles) and the population of 1,132.[1] The incumbent village head is Juhno Perak.[2] Bukit Udal has the postcode TD2341.[3][4]

Bukit Udal
Village
Location in Brunei
Coordinates: 4°43′55″N 114°39′01″E
CountryBrunei
DistrictTutong
MukimTanjong Maya
Government
 • Village headJuhno Perak
Area
 • Total13 km2 (5 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,132
 • Density87/km2 (230/sq mi)
Postcode
TD2341

Name

As a village subdivision, Bukit Udal is officially known in Malay as Kampung Bukit Udal (Kampung is sometimes spelt as Kampong), which means 'Bukit Udal Village'.

Administration

Bukit Udal is administered as a village, the third- and lowest-level administrative division of Brunei. It is one of the subdivisions of Tanjong Maya, a mukim or subdistrict of Tutong District.[5] The community of Bukit Udal is headed by a village head (Malay: ketua kampung) and the incumbent is Juhno bin Perak.[2] Bukit Udal is also a designated postcode area with the postcode TD2341.[3][4]

Education

Bukit Udal Primary School is a government school which provides general primary education for the resident pupils in the village. It also shares grounds with Bukit Udal Religious School, which provides the ugama or Islamic religious primary education which is compulsory for Muslim pupils in the country.

Religion

Place of worship

Kampong Bukit Udal Mosque is the mosque for the Muslim residents of Bukit Udal, mainly for conducting the Jumu'ah or Friday prayers as well as other congregational prayers and communal religious activities. The mosque was opened in 1995 and can accommodate 200 worshippers at one time.[6]

References
  1. "Rencana - Taman peranginan Nak Pulau Kampung Bukit..." www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  2. "Neighbourhood Watch teams strengthen ties with police – Borneo Bulletin Online". Borneo Bulletin Online. 2018-03-16. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  3. "Brunei Postal Services - postcodes". post.gov.bn. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  4. "Kampong Bukit Udal, Tanjong Maya, Tutong: TD2341 | Brunei Postcode". brn.postcodebase.com. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  5. "Tutong District" (PDF). www.information.gov.bn. p. 9. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  6. "SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Kampong Bukit Udal". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 2018-04-23.
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