Kampong Tanah Jambu

Kampong Tanah Jambu is a village in the north-east of Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 8,809 in 2016.^[2] It encompasses the original village settlement, as well as the public housing areas STKRJ Kampong Tanah Jambu and RPN Kampong Tanah Jambu.

Tanah Jambu
Village
Kampong Tanah Jambu
Jalan Muara
Location in Brunei
Coordinates: 4°59′45″N 115°00′07″E
Country	Brunei
District	Brunei-Muara
Mukim	Mentiri
Government
• Village head	Sarabani Bakir[1]
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	8,809
Time zone	UTC+8 (BNT)
Postcode	BU1129

Etymology

The village is named after jambu (guava) tree.^[3]

Geography

Kampong Tanah Jambu is one of the villages in Mukim Mentiri, a mukim in Brunei-Muara District. It is one of the villages along Jalan Muara, a road which links Bandar Seri Begawan to Muara town.

Infrastructure

Housing

The National Housing Scheme (RPN) Kampong Tanah Jambu has 1,522 houses under development, including an additional 356 houses under the STKRJ program. The majority of the dwellings are semi-detached or terrace houses. By May 2013, around 430 terrace houses were formally granted to recipients, with ongoing allocations planned throughout the year. The Housing Development Department has also considered a potential vertical housing project within the site, which could add 2,500 units, although no further details on this proposal have been provided.^[4] As of 2 May 2017, Telbru's connectivity efforts to over 15,500 households for housing schemes under the Housing Development Department have been surpassed by the installation of Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) networks for inhabitants of the RPN Kampong Tanah Jambu project.^[5]

After the foundation-laying ceremony on 8 August 2023, 950 units of terrace homes for the RPN Kampong Tanah Jambu are expected to be completed in 2024.  The Phase 7 residences at RPN Kampong Tanah Jambu are being built in accordance with the 11th National Development Plan.^[6] Thong & Thong Sdn Bhd is the contractor managing the B$96 million project.^[7]

Education

• Defence Academy Royal Brunei Armed Forces is a military academy for the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF).^[8]
• Tanah Jambu Religious School is a religious education institution.^[9]
• Tanah Jambu Primary School is a primary education institution.^[10]

Mosque

Kampong Tanah Jambu Mosque is the village mosque; it was inaugurated on 7 December 1979 and can accommodate 600 worshippers.^[11]

Notable people

• Mahmud Saedon (1943–2002), Bruneian writer

References

1. BUKU DIREKTORI TELEFON PENGHULU-PENGHULU MUKIM DAN KETUA-KETUA KAMPUNG NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM (PDF) (in Malay). Vol. 4. Brunei: Bahagian Perancangan Daerah, Ministry of Home Affairs. April 2024. p. 14.
2. "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Department of Statistics. December 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
3. Mohd Yunos, Rozan (2013). SEMINAR UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ASIA, SOUTHEAST DIVISION (PDF). pp. 12–13.
4. BRUNEI MUARA DISTRICT PLAN. Bandar Seri Begawan: Department of Town and Country Planning, Ministry of Development. January 2015. pp. 3–32.
5. "Wired Tanah Jambu housing area adds to TelBru's milestone target". borneobulletin.com.bn. 2 May 2017. Archived from the original on 2 May 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
6. "950 homes in Tanah Jambu to be completed in two years". borneobulletin.com.bn. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
7. "Brunei housing scheme to complete 950 homes in Tanah Jambu in two years". The Star. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
8. Bachamiya A Hussainmiya (1 January 2012). "Royal Brunei Arrmed Forces 50th anniversary Commemorative History". RBAF 50th Golden Anniversary Commemorative Book. Southeastern University of Sri Lanka: 31–32.
9. "Senarai Sekolah Ugama". www.mora.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 15 June 2024.
10. "Government Education Institutions". www.moe.gov.bn. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
11. "SenaraiMasjid - Masjid Kampong Tanah Jambu". www.kheu.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 5 July 2021.