# Postcodes in Brunei

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Street sign of Jalan Pretty in [Kuala Belait](/source/Kuala_Belait), Brunei Darussalam; its postcode **KA1131** is displayed on the lower-right corner.

[Postal codes](/source/Postal_code) in [Brunei Darussalam](/source/Brunei) are known as **postcodes** ([Malay](/source/Malay_language): ***poskod***), and they are [alphanumeric](/source/Alphanumeric); consisting of two letters followed by four digits. Postcodes in Brunei are issued by the [Postal Services Department](/source/Brunei_Postal_Services_Department), a government department under the [Ministry of Communications](/source/Ministry_of_Communications_(Brunei)).

## Format

A Bruneian postcode has six characters, consisting of two uppercase letters and immediately followed by four digits (numbers). Examples of postcodes are BB3713, which represents the postcode area [Anggerek Desa](/source/Anggerek_Desa); KB4533 which represents [Panaga](/source/Panaga); and BA2110 which represents *Jabatan Hal Ehwal Masjid*, or the Department of Mosque Affairs.

## Allocation

The components of a postcode comprises four types of codes. They are specifically represented by their [district](/source/Districts_of_Brunei) ([Malay](/source/Malay_language): *daerah*), then it [mukim](/source/Mukims_of_Brunei) (sub-district), and then [villages](/source/Villages_of_Brunei) and post offices.

### Districts

The first of the two postcode letters of the denotes the district, which corresponds to the name of the specific districts of Brunei.

code district (daerah) B Brunei-Muara K Belait T Tutong P Temburong

### Mukims

The second letter denotes the mukim code, corresponding directly to the [mukims](/source/Mukims_of_Brunei) or sub-districts of Brunei, the country's second-level administrative divisions.

### Villages

Following the two letters, the first two number digits represent the village code. Usually, it corresponds directly to the [villages](/source/Villages_of_Brunei) ([Malay](/source/Malay_language): *kampung*), the country's third- and lowest-level administrative divisions. However, some larger villages may have more than one postcode area. Some postcode areas may also represent defunct villages, or villages which have been subsumed under other nearby villages.

### Post offices

The last two digits represent the post office code, which generally correspond to the post office of, or nearest to, the village or mukim. A few may also correspond to the function of the place, and this exclusively refers to government ministries or departments. They have postcodes with the last digit '0'. One example is BA2110, which represents the Department of Mosque Affairs, a government department under the [Ministry of Religious Affairs](/source/Ministry_of_Religious_Affairs_(Brunei)).

## Postcodes

A complete postcode represents either an area or a government agency.

### Area postcode

An area postcode is usually equivalent to the village sub-division; the postcode TB1741 corresponds directly the whole area which constitutes [Sinaut](/source/Sinaut), a village in [Tutong District](/source/Tutong_District). However, a few postcodes may represent specific parts of a village. For example, although the postcode for [Rataie](/source/Rataie), a village in [Temburong District](/source/Temburong_District), is PE2751, the areas in it which constitute the [Rancangan Perpindahan Negara](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rancangan_Perpindahan_Negara&action=edit&redlink=1)- and [Skim Tanah Kurnia Rakyat Jati](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Skim_Tanah_Kurnia_Rakyat_Jati&action=edit&redlink=1)-type public housing have separate postcodes of PE2951 and PE3151 respectively.

Some postcodes may also represent defunct villages, and villages which have been subsumed other nearby villages. [Bangar](/source/Bangar%2C_Brunei), the administrative town of [Temburong District](/source/Temburong_District), is also a village sub-division. However, it has two postcodes: PA1151 and PE1351, which constitute the postcode areas 'Pekan Bangar Lama' and 'Pekan Bangar' respectively. This means that the Bangar area once had two separate village sub-divisions, but have since been combined into the current Bangar sub-division.

A few postcodes may represent areas that are officially village sub-divisions, but are not sufficiently functioning as such. For example, BB2513 represents the [Old Airport](/source/Old_Airport%2C_Brunei), mainly an administrative area where many government departments are located.

### Government postcode

A few postcodes are exclusively for government agencies, instead of areas. All postcodes with the last digit '0' constitute government ministries or departments. One example is BB3510, which is for [Bolkiah Garrison](/source/Bolkiah_Garrison), along with the [Ministry of Defence](/source/Ministry_of_Defence_(Brunei)) building contained therein.[1][2] However, not all have dedicated postcodes; that is having '0' as their last digit, some still use the postcodes of the areas where they are located. For example, *Jabatan Laut* (Marine Department) uses the postcode BT1728,[3] which is also the postcode for [Serasa](/source/Serasa), the village where the department is located.

## Examples

examples of postcodes in Brunei Darussalam[4] postcode postcode area, or government department code breakdown corresponding area district mukim area post office district mukim village (kampong) BB3713 Kampong Anggerek Desa B B 37 13 Brunei-Muara Berakas 'A' Anggerek Desa BB3510 Bolkiah Garrison[1] B B 35 10 Brunei-Muara Berakas 'A' Bandar Seri Begawan BS8610 Ministry of Home Affairs B S 86 10 Brunei-Muara Kianggeh City Centre BA2112 Islamic Treasury Hall of Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah[5] B A 21 12 Brunei-Muara KB4533 Kampong Panaga K B 45 33 Belait Seria Panaga

## See also

- [List of postcodes in Brunei](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_postcodes_in_Brunei&action=edit&redlink=1)

- [Brunei Postal Services Department](/source/Brunei_Postal_Services_Department)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-MINDEF–Addr_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-MINDEF–Addr_1-1) ["MINDEF – Addresses – Ministry of Defence Head Office"](https://mindef.gov.bn/SitePages/Addresses.aspx). *MinDef.gov.bn*. [Bolkiah Garrison](/source/Bolkiah_Garrison), Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei: Defence Information Technology Unit, [Ministry of Defence, BB3510, Brunei Darussalam](/source/Ministry_of_Defence_(Brunei)). n.d. Retrieved 16 May 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Ministry of Defence Brunei Darussalam"](https://mindef.gov.bn/Theme/Home.aspx). *MinDef.gov.bn*. [Bolkiah Garrison](/source/Bolkiah_Garrison), Bandar Seri Begawan, BB3510. n.d. Retrieved 13 May 2024.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: location ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_location))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Marine Department – contact us"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161112054807/http://www.MinCom.gov.bn/marine/Site%20Pages/Marine%20Site%20Content/Contact%20Us/Contact%20Us.aspx). *MinCom.gov.bn*. Jln Perusahaan Serasa, Light Industry Area Muara, BT1728: Marine Department, [Ministry of Communications](/source/Ministry_of_Transport_and_Infocommunications), Brunei Darussalam. n.d. Archived from [the original](http://www.mincom.gov.bn/marine/Site%20Pages/Marine%20Site%20Content/Contact%20Us/Contact%20Us.aspx) on 12 November 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2017.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: location ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_location))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Brunei Postal Services – postcodes"](https://web.archive.org/web/20230530022303/https://www.post.gov.bn/SitePages/postcodes.aspx). *Post.gov.bn*. Brunei Postal Services Department, [Ministry of Transport and Infocommunications](/source/Ministry_of_Transport_and_Infocommunications), Brunei Darussalam. Archived from [the original](https://www.post.gov.bn/SitePages/postcodes.aspx) on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["BKISHHB – Soalan-soalan-lazim"](http://www.bkishhb-en.gov.bn/SitePages/Soalan-soalan-lazim.aspx). *BKISHHB.gov.bn*. [Bandar Seri Begawan](/source/Bandar_Seri_Begawan) BA2112: Balai Khazanah Islam Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah (Islamic Treasury Hall of Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah). n.d. Retrieved 17 May 2024.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: location ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_location))

## External links

- [Brunei Postal Services Department](https://www.post.gov.bn/Theme/Home.aspx)

- [Postcode finder](https://www.post.gov.bn/SitePages/postcodes.aspx) — Brunei Postal Services Department

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