Kampong Ayer

Kampung Ayer
Kampung Ayer
Village
Nickname: 
Venice of the East
Kampong Ayer is located in Brunei
Kampong Ayer
Coordinates: 4°52′57″N 114°56′33″E / 4.88250°N 114.94250°E / 4.88250; 114.94250
CountryBrunei
DistrictBrunei–Muara
Mukims
List
Area
[1]
 • Total
10 km2 (4 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[a]
 • Total
10,250
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)

Kampung Ayer (kahm-PONG AH-yuhr)[2] is a prominent traditional settlement in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei. It comprises neighbourhoods of traditional houses, schools and mosques built on stilts above the Brunei River near the capital's city centre.[3][4] It has an area of about 10 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi);[1] the total population was 10,250 in 2016.[a] It has been historically nicknamed 'Venice of the East'.[5][4]

  1. ^ a b "Mukim Tamoi Sejarah Kampung" (PDF) (in Malay). Jabatan Penerangan. p. 3. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  2. ^ Cohen, Saul Bernard (2008). The Columbia Gazetteer of the World: A to G. Columbia University Press. p. 1820. ISBN 978-0-231-14554-1.
  3. ^ "Kampong Ayer (Water Village)". Archived from the original on 2018-06-19. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
  4. ^ a b Road Map and Street Index of Brunei Darussalam. p. 34. ISBN 9991790101.
  5. ^ Welcome to Brunei Darussalam : the complete traveller's guide ([1st ed.] ed.). [Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam]: Brunei Press. 2000. p. 23. ISBN 9991732055. OCLC 48517132.


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