Rimba National Housing Scheme

Rimba National Housing Scheme (Malay: Rancangan Perumahan Negara Rimba, commonly abbreviated as RPN Rimba) is a public housing estate on the northern outskirts of Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei. It officially consists of five village subdivisions which are under Gadong 'A', a mukim (subdistrict) in Brunei-Muara District. Rimba National Housing Scheme is one of the housing estates under the National Housing Scheme, a government housing programme for the citizens of Brunei.[1][2] It is de facto a suburb of the capital.

For original Rimba settlement, see Rimba, Brunei.
Rimba National Housing Scheme

Rancangan Perumahan Negara Rimba

RPN Rimba
Public housing estate
Location in Brunei
Coordinates: 4°57′31″N 114°54′36″E
CountryBrunei
DistrictBrunei-Muara
MukimGadong 'A'
Sub-areasVillages: Rimba National Housing Scheme Area 1-5
Postcode
BE3319, BE3419, BE3519, BE3619, BE3819

Administration

The area of Rimba National Housing Scheme is divided into five sub-areas and they are officially designated as villages,[3] the third- and lowest-level administrative divisions of Brunei. They are among the subdivisions of Gadong 'A', one of the mukims of subdistricts of Brunei-Muara District. As a village subdivision, its community is headed by a village head (Malay: ketua kampung). Each village is also a designated postcode area, thus has its own postcode.

Village subdivisions in Rimba National Housing Scheme[3]
Village Mukim Postcode
Rimba National Housing Scheme Area 1 Gadong A BE3319
Rimba National Housing Scheme Area 2 BE3419
Rimba National Housing Scheme Area 3 BE3519
Rimba National Housing Scheme Area 4 BE3619
Rimba National Housing Scheme Area 5 BE3819

Education

There are two primary and two secondary schools in the public housing area and they are all government schools. The schools include:

The schools provide the public education for the pupils and students residing in the public housing area as well as the neighbouring Rimba settlement.

A new secondary school is also currently built in the area which will cater for the Islamic religious education of the Arabic stream.[4][5]

See also

References
  1. "Brunei-Muara District" (PDF). www.information.gov.bn. p. 22. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  2. "Home dreams come true – Borneo Bulletin Online". Borneo Bulletin Online. 2017-05-09. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  3. "Brunei Postal Services - postcodes". post.gov.bn. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  4. "Religious Affairs Ministry to spend 179M building new ugama schools and extensions - The Scoop". The Scoop. 2018-03-16. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  5. "$150m MoRA projects approved | The BT Archive". btarchive.org. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
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