Kampong Parit, Kianggeh
| Kampong Parit Serigan | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Location in Brunei | |
| Coordinates: 4°53′09″N 114°55′42″E / 4.885947°N 114.928273°ECoordinates: 4°53′09″N 114°55′42″E / 4.885947°N 114.928273°E | |
| Country | Brunei |
| District | Brunei-Muara |
| Mukim | Kianggeh |
| Postcode | BA1912 |
Kampong Parit or Parit, also known as Serigan, is an area in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei, as well as a village-level subdivision in Kianggeh, a mukim (subdistrict) in Brunei-Muara District. The postcode for Kampong Parit is BA1912.[1][2] It is home to Batu Satu commercial area, one of the capital's commercial areas, as well as a few of the Islamic religious education institutions in the country.
Name
Kampong Parit comes from the Malay name which translates as 'Parit Village'.
Commercial area
Batu Satu commercial area, located within Kampong Parit, comprises a cluster of shophouses, small-sized shopping centres and other commercial buildings. The businesses are mainly retail. There are also a few lodging establishments.
Educational institutions
Kampong Parit is home to a few of the institutions in the country which provide the Islamic religious education, mainly that which is taught in Arabic, namely:
- Seri Begawan Religious Teachers University College, the teacher-training college which produces teachers for this education, mainly in religious primary schools
- Hassanal Bolkiah Boys' Arabic Secondary School, the sixth form college for the Arabic Islamic religious education
- Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Damit Girls' Arabic Religious Secondary School, one of the few Arabic Islamic religious secondary schools
- Bandar Seri Begawan Arabic Preparatory School, a preparatory school for entry into the secondary level of the Arabic Islamic religious education
- Pengiran Anak Puteri Masna Religious School, a religious primary school for the compulsory Islamic religious education
References
- ↑ "postcodes". post.gov.bn. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ↑ "Parit (Serigan), Kianggeh, Brunei Muara: BA1912". brn.postcodebase.com. Retrieved 28 August 2018.