Mukim Berakas 'A'

{{Redirect|Berakas|the adjacent mukim|Mukim Berakas 'B'}} {{Use British English|date=May 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Infobox settlement |name = Mukim Berakas 'A' |settlement_type = [[Mukims of Brunei|Mukim]]  |image_map = Brunei_and_Muara_mukims.png |map_alt = |map_caption = Berakas 'A' is in salmon pink. |coordinates = {{Coord|04|57|43|N|114|56|10|E|type:adm2nd_region:BN|display=inline,title}}  |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = [[Brunei|Brunei Darussalam]] |subdivision_type1 = [[Districts of Brunei|District]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Brunei-Muara District|Brunei-Muara]]  |established_title = Established |established_date = 1996<ref name="established"/>  |unit_pref = Metric |area_footnotes = |area_note = |area_rank = |area_total_km2 = |area_total_ha =  |population_footnotes = <ref name="Annex-B2" /> |population_as_of = 2021 |population_total = 28,311 |population_density_km2= auto  |timezone = [[Brunei Darussalam Time|BNT]] |utc_offset1 = +8 |postal_code_type = Postcode |postal_code = BBxx13, BBxx14 |website =  |footnotes = |image_skyline = {{Photomontage|color_border=white|color=white|size=250|spacing=1 |photo1a = Brunei 9 August 2022 04.jpg |photo1b = Bandar Seri Begawan 28 July 2022 06.jpg |photo2a = Serusop 19 February 2023 03.jpg |photo2b = Bandar Seri Begawan 28 July 2022 02.jpg |foot_montage= Clockwise from top left: [[Old Airport, Brunei|Old Airport]], [[Legislative Council of Brunei|Legislative Building]], [[Ministry of Defence (Brunei)|Ministry of Defence]], [[Kampong Serusop|Serusop]]}} | leader_title = [[Penghulu]] | leader_name = Omar Dollah<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.moha.gov.bn/Downloads/2023/DirektoriPMKK_V04%20APRIL2024.pdf |title=BUKU DIREKTORI TELEFON PENGHULU-PENGHULU MUKIM DAN KETUA-KETUA KAMPUNG NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM |date=April 2024 |publisher=Bahagian Perancangan Daerah, [[Ministry of Home Affairs (Brunei)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] |volume=4 |location=Brunei |pages=5 |language=ms}}</ref> }} '''Mukim Berakas 'A'''' is a [[Mukims of Brunei|mukim]] in [[Brunei-Muara District]], [[Brunei|Brunei Darussalam]]. The population was 27,223 in 2016.<ref name="census 2016">{{Cite web|url=http://www.deps.gov.bn/DEPD%20Documents%20Library/DOS/KBPP/finalreport2016/KBPP_2016.pdf|title=Population and Housing Census update final report 2016|date=December 2018|website=DepS.gov.bn|publisher=Statistics Department|access-date=27 June 2021|page= }}</ref>

== Etymology == People from the [[Kampong Ayer]] used to travel to the Berakas to get [[firewood]] before resettlement. Only a jungle at that time, they wrapped the woods when they had gathered them. In [[Brunei Malay]], the act of bundling the [[wood]]s is known as {{Lang|ms|berkas}}. As word spread about {{Lang|ms|memberakas kayu}} (to gather firewood), Berakas was established as the location where people go.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|author=Mohd Yunos Rozan|url=https://www.jupem.gov.my/v1/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Hj-Mohd-Rozan-An-introduction-to-the-history-of-geographical-place-names-in-Brunei.pdf|title=SEMINAR UNITED NATIONS GROUP OF EXPERTS ON GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ASIA, SOUTHEAST DIVISION|year=2013|pages=8}}</ref>

==Geography== The mukim borders the [[South China Sea]] to its north, [[Mukim Mentiri]] and [[Mukim Berakas 'B']] to its east, [[Mukim Kianggeh]] to its south, [[Mukim Gadong 'B']] to its south-west, and [[Mukim Gadong 'A']] to its west.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}

==Administration== Mukim Berakas 'A' encompasses the following populated [[Villages of Brunei|settlements]]:<ref name="census 2016"/> {| class="wikitable" !Settlements !Population (2021)<ref name="Annex-B2">{{Cite web |date=October 2021 |title=Annex B |url=https://deps.mofe.gov.bn/DEPD%20Documents%20Library/DOS/POP/2021/ANNEX%20B.pdf |access-date=23 January 2024 |website=DEPS.MoFE.gov.bn |publisher=Department of Economic Planning and Statistics, [[Ministry of Finance and Economy (Brunei)|Ministry of Finance and Economy]]}}</ref> ![[Ketua kampung]] (2024)<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.moha.gov.bn/Downloads/2023/DirektoriPMKK_V04%20APRIL2024.pdf |title=BUKU DIREKTORI TELEFON PENGHULU-PENGHULU MUKIM DAN KETUA-KETUA KAMPUNG NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM |date=April 2024 |publisher=Bahagian Perancangan Daerah, [[Ministry of Home Affairs (Brunei)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] |volume=4 |location=Brunei |pages=31 |language=ms}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Direktori Penghulu Mukim dan Ketua Kampung Daerah Brunei dan Muara |url=https://www.bruneimuara.gov.bn/SitePages/mukimkampung.aspx |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=Jabatan Daerah Brunei dan Muara |language=ms}}</ref> |- |[[Kampong Jaya Setia]] | align="right" |939 | rowspan="3" |Abdul Hafiz bin Haji Abdul Manan |- |[[Kampong Jaya Bakti]] | align="right" |402 |- |[[Kampong Burong Pingai Berakas]] | align="right" |586 |- |[[Kampong Orang Kaya Besar Imas]] | align="right" |1,059 | rowspan="2" |Haji Omar bin Haji Dollah |- |[[Kampong Pancha Delima]] | align="right" |1,548 |- |[[Kampong Pengiran Siraja Muda Delima Satu]] | align="right" |2,740 | rowspan="2" |Pengiran Roslan bin Pengiran Tuah |- |[[Kampong Serusop]] | align="right" |1,573 |- |[[Lambak 'A'|Kampong Lambak 'A']] | align="right" |4,471 |Haji Brahim bin Haji Abd Rahman |- |[[Lambak 'B'|Kampong Lambak 'B']] | align="right" |3,760 |Pengiran Jofri bin Pengiran Haji Zaidi |- |[[Kampong Lambak Kiri]] | align="right" |2,521 |Awangku Aminur Aminuddin bin Pengiran Haji Mohd Salleh |- |[[STKRJ Kampong Lambak Kiri|STKRJ Lambak Kiri]] | align="right" |2,296 |Muhammad Redzuan Shah bin Haji Matali |- |Kampong Terunjing | align="right" |881 | rowspan="4" {{N/A}} |- |Berakas Camp | align="right" |2,650 |- |Government Departments and Housing Areas | align="right" |734 |- |[[Brunei International Airport]] | align="right" |20 |- |[[Kampong Pulaie]] | align="right" |405 | rowspan="2" |Pengiran Wasli bin Pengiran Zohari |- |[[Kampong Anggerek Desa]] | align="right" |1,726 |}

==History== In the late 1940s, Mukim Berakas was primarily made up of [[Forest cover|forest land]]. It took some time before additional people moved in; first, just the [[Kedayan]]s resided here. In the 1950s, when they initially started settling in this region, lands in the [[Kampong Anggerek Desa|Anggerek Desa]] and [[Kampong Burong Pingai Berakas|Burong Pingai]] were allotted under the first Kampong Ayer resettlement scheme.<ref name=":0"/> The mukim and [[Mukim Berakas 'B']] were originally one mukim by the name 'Mukim Berakas' before being split into the current divisions in 1996.<ref name="established">{{Cite news|author=Norliah Md. Zain|date=24 October 2015|title=Warta Mukim Berakas 'A' wajar dicontohi|language=ms|trans-title= |work=[[Pelita Brunei]]|url=http://www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn/Lists/Rencana/NewDisplayForm.aspx?ID=394|access-date=2 July 2021}}</ref>

Warta Mukim Berakas 'A' was launched on 29 January 1997 by the then Brunei and Muara District Officer, Dato Paduka Haji Mohd. Kassim. This newspaper displays news materials about the activities around Mukim Berakas 'A'. This newspaper is one of the information media for Penghulu and [[Village head|Ketua Kampong]] Mukim Berakas 'A' in highlighting the activities held, in addition to containing the histories and successes achieved by the villagers.<ref name=":02">{{Cite book|url=https://www.information.gov.bn/Malay%20Publication%20PDF/KNK%202015.pdf|title=KOMPILASI RENCANA KNK 2015|publisher=Kenali Negera Kitani|year=2015|pages=188–192|language=ms}}</ref>

==Economy== Among the products and services worked in this mukim are [[Weaving|woven cloth]], making [[songkok]], [[Candy|sweets]], and [[welding]]. One of the businesses that often become the focus of this district is renting [[wedding dress]]es. One of the villages in this sub-district has also been selected to participate in the national-level Outstanding Village Award, which is the Village Consultation Council of the Kurnia Rakyat Land Scheme Jati Lambak Kiri. The village has introduced Tamu Lawak Oil products at the awards. This product has managed to get a lot of demand both from home and abroad where it is often used as a [[Massage|massage oil]].<ref name=":02"/>

Mukim Berakas 'A' products have also been exhibited in conjunction with the departure of [[Hassanal Bolkiah|Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah]] in conjunction with the Completion Ceremony for the Awarding of the Keys to the Children of [[Kampong Meragang|Meragang]] Houses, [[Semi-detached|Semi-detached Houses]], and [[Terraced house|Terraced Houses]] in [[Kampong Tanah Jambu|Tanah Jambu]] and [[Kampong Panchor Murai|Panchor]] (Mengkubau) under the National Housing Plan (RPN), and Semi-detached Houses and Terraced Houses in [[Kampong Mata-Mata|Mata-Mata]] ([[STKRJ Katok 'B'|Katok 'B']]), as well as [[Kampong Lugu|Lugu]] Terraced Houses under the Land Scheme of the People's Gift of Brunei (STKRJ) for the Brunei-Muara District, on 24 January 2015. The exhibition was held at the home of the Ketua Kampong Pancha Delima/Kampung Anggerek Desa, namely Awang Haji Zulkifli bin Haji Awang Ya'akub who is also the Acting Ketua Kampong Orang Kaya Imas / Pulaie, that is right after awarding the children the keys to the house.<ref name=":02"/>

==Demography==  As of [[2016 Brunei census|2016 census]],<ref name="census 2016"/> the population of Mukim Berakas 'A' comprised 14,193 males and 13,030 females. The mukim had 5,186 households occupying 5,071 dwellings. The entire population lived in [[urban areas]]. According to the Preliminary Report of the 2011 Population and Housing Census (BPP), Mukim Berakas has 31,180 residents with 5,321 dwellings.<ref name=":02"/>

This mukim is also active in performing Bruneian Malay art such as {{Lang|ms|berdong}}, [[poetry]], poetry recitation, [[Folk dance|traditional dance]], native Malay songs to defend and elevate the cultural dignity of Bruneians. Meanwhile, in order to instil a sense of [[patriotism]] towards the country, residents of Mukim Berakas 'A' have also held a Brunei Darussalam Flag Raising Ceremony in conjunction with the 29th National Day Anniversary Celebration which took place at the grounds of Datu Mahawangsa Lambak Primary School.<ref name=":02"/>

==Infrastructure== Berakas 'A' mukim also have facilities provided by the government, such as [[mosque]]s, schools, [[clinic]]s, [[water supply]], [[electricity]], [[telephone]]s, and roads. The progress in terms of infrastructure in this sub-district also stands out with the presence of government buildings and various shopping centre buildings that are often the focus of the public.<ref name=":02"/>

==See also== *[[Mukim Berakas 'B']]

==References== {{Reflist}}

[[Category:Mukims in Brunei|Berakas 'A']] [[Category:Brunei–Muara District]] [[Category:1996 establishments in Brunei]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1996]]