STKRJ Katok 'B'
STKRJ Katok 'B'
Kampong Katok 'B' STKRJ Mata-Mata | |
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  Location in Brunei | |
| Coordinates: 4°54′00″N 114°52′30″E / 4.9°N 114.875°E | |
| Country | Brunei |
| District | Brunei-Muara |
| Mukim | Gadong 'B' |
| Government | |
| • Village head | Pengiran Muhammad Redzuan[1] |
| Population (2016)[a] | |
• Total | 6,108 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (BNT) |
STKRJ Katok 'B' or Kampong Katok 'B', also known as STKRJ Mata-Mata, is a public housing estate in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from the country's capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The total population was 6,108 in 2016.[a] It is one of the estates for the Landless Indigenous Citizens' Housing Scheme (Skim Tanah Kurnia Rakyat Jati, STKRJ), a public housing programme for the country's indigenous citizens (rakyat jati).
Geography
[edit]The estate is located in the central part of Brunei-Muara District, as well as in the outskirts of the municipal area of Bandar Seri Begawan and about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from the capital's city centre. It neighbours Kampong Mata-Mata and Perpindahan Mata-Mata to the east.
It is one of the estates named after the village Kampong Katok, the other STKRJ Katok 'A'.
Administration
[edit]For subdivision purposes, the estate is officially known as STKRJ Mata-Mata and has been divided into three areas and administered as villages:
| Village | Population (2016)[2] |
Postcode[3] | Mukim |
|---|---|---|---|
| STKRJ Mata-Mata Area 1 | 2,409 | BE2118 | Gadong 'B' |
| STKRJ Mata-Mata Area 2 | 1,791 | BE2318 | |
| STKRJ Mata-Mata Area 3 | 1,908 | BE2518 | |
| Total | 6,108 | - | |
Infrastructures
[edit]Schools
[edit]Katok 'B' Primary School is the estate's government primary school.
Other schools located in the area include:
- Katok Secondary School (Sekolah Menengah Katok) — a government secondary school. It was established in 2014 and as of 2017 had 1,180 students and 121 teachers.[4] It is housed at what was formerly Katok Sixth Form Centre, a sixth form college, whereby the latter has been relocated to a new place in Mukim Sengkurong and renamed Sengkurong Sixth Form Centre.[5] The school complex sits on a 12-acre (4.9 ha) land and was completed in 2008 at a cost of B$16.8 million (US$12.5 million as of September 2021).[5][6] Some of the facilities include 41 classrooms, laboratories, gymnasium, theatre and library.[5] It was established to alleviate overcrowding at Menglait Secondary School.[5]
- Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha Girls' Arabic Religious Secondary School (Sekolah Ugama Arab Menengah Perempuan Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha, SUAMPRIPAHS) — a girls' government secondary school for the country's Arabic Islamic religious education. The construction began in 2015 and completed in 2017 at a cost of almost B$47 million (US$35 million as of September 2021);[7][8] it can accommodate 1,800 students.[9] The students and teachers are those relocated from Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Damit Girls' Arabic Religious Secondary School (SUAMPRIPAD) in Batu Satu.[4] As of 2018, it had 1,365 students and 133 teachers.[9] It was initially known as Katok Arabic Secondary School (Sekolah Menengah Arab Katok) until it was renamed on 30 January 2017 on the royal command of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.[10]
However, their location address is often attributed to Kampong Katok, even though they are located outside of the village boundary.
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b See Administration section.
References
[edit]- ^ 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. 10.
- ^ "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Department of Statistics. December 2018. p. 129. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Buku Poskod Edisi Kedua (Kemaskini 26 Disember 2018)" (PDF). post.gov.bn (in Malay). Brunei Postal Services Department. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Crown Prince Surprise Visit To Schools". www.brudirect.com. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d Rabiatul Kamit (5 January 2014). "Katok Sixth Form Centre to turn into secondary school". The Brunei Times. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "XE: Convert BND/USD. Brunei Darussalam Dollar to United States Dollar". XE.com. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Doa Kesyukuran Terbinanya Bangunan SUAMPRIPAHS". www.brudirect.com (in Malay). 30 January 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "XE: Convert BND/USD. Brunei Darussalam Dollar to United States Dollar". XE.com. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Kebawah Dymm Berkenan Adakan Lawatan Ke Suampripahs". www.brudirect.com (in Malay). 8 June 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ Sim, Y. H. (14 February 2017). "SM Arab Katok diberi nama baru". Media Permata Online (in Malay). Brunei Press. Retrieved 6 September 2021.