Sungai Besar | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Brunei |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brunei |
Pushpin Label Position: | none |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Brunei |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Brunei-Muara |
Subdivision Type2: | Mukim |
Subdivision Name2: | Kota Batu |
Established Title: | Established |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 2,039 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | BNT |
Utc Offset1: | +8 |
Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
Postal Code: | BD2517 |
Official Name: | Kampong Sungai Besar |
Native Name: | Kampung Sungai Besar |
Leader Title: | Village head |
Leader Name: | Zaini Damit[1] |
Kampong Sungai Besar or commonly known as Sungai Besar, is a village in the east of Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, near the mouth of the Brunei River with the Brunei Bay. The population was 2,039 in 2016.[2]
The village is the location of an end of Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Bridge, the bridge which connects mainland Brunei with the Temburong District exclave.[3] [4]
Kampong Sungai Besar is one of the villages within Mukim Kota Batu, a mukim in the district. It is one of the villages along Jalan Kota Batu, a road which links Bandar Seri Begawan along the banks of the Brunei River to Jalan Muara which leads to Muara town.
Kampong Sungai Besar Mosque is the village mosque; it was inaugurated on 1 January 1984 by the then Minister of Education.[5] The mosque can accommodate 630 worshippers.