Kampong Kiudang

Kampong Kiudang (Malay for Kiudang Village) is a village situated in the eastern part of Tutong District, Brunei, within the mukim of the same name.[1] The incumbent village head is Muhammad Saiful bin Abdullah Anja, who also oversees Kampong Mungkom.[2][3] It has the postcode TE1543.[4][5]

"Kiudang" redirects here. For mukim (subdistrict), see Kiudang, Tutong.

Kampong Kiudang
Village
Location in Brunei
Coordinates: 4°44′32″N 114°44′12″E
CountryBrunei
DistrictTutong
MukimKiudang
Government
 • Village headMuhammad Saiful
Abdullah Anja
Postcode
TE1543

Infrastructure

Kiudang Primary School is a government school which provides general primary education to the resident pupils. It also shares buildings with Kiudang Religious School, also a government school, which provides the Islamic religious primary education compulsory for Muslim pupils in the country.[6]

Pengiran Muda 'Abdul Wakeel Mosque serves the need of its Muslim residents for Islamic congregational prayers and activities, in particular the Jumu'ah or Friday prayers. The mosque was built to replace the older one, Kampong Kiudang Mosque, which had reached its worshippers' capacity.

Achievement

Kiudang has received a few awards and recognition, both on national and regional levels. It won a bronze medal in Anugerah Kampung Cemerlang or the Excellent Village Award in 2013, an annual national award which recognises villages that have excellent record on the community and village entrepreneurship.[7][2] Kiudang has also been chosen by BIMP-EAGA, a sub-ASEAN economic cooperation initiative, as a community-based Eco-tourism Village in 2015.[8][2] In 2017, Kiudang is a recipient of the ASEAN Community-based Tourism Award for its achievement in attracting visitors, both local and foreign, to the village.[2][9]

References
  1. "Tutong District" (PDF). www.information.gov.bn. p. 9. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  2. "MUKIM KIUDANG". www.tutong.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  3. Kamit, Rabiatul. "Village chief proposes waste collection service to tackle litter". btarchive.org. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  4. "postcodes". post.gov.bn. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  5. "Kampong Kiudang, Kiudang, Tutong: TE1543". brn.postcodebase.com. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  6. Azahari, Izah (21 October 2017). "Brunei will remain a MIB-guided nation, thanks to religious education". Borneo Bulletin. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  7. "Kg Kiudang to launch homestay programme | The BT Archive". btarchive.org. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  8. "MPK Kiudang dapat anugerah ASEAN – Media Permata Online". Media Permata Online. 2017-01-23. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  9. "BPPPDT aims at attracting more tourists – Borneo Bulletin Online". Borneo Bulletin Online. 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
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