Mentiri National Housing Scheme

Mentiri National Housing Scheme (Malay: Rancangan Perumahan Negara Mentiri, commonly abbreviated as RPN Mentiri) is a public housing estate in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. It is one of the housing estates under the government programme National Housing Scheme (Malay: Rancangan Perumahan Negara) which provides housing opportunities for the Bruneian citizens. Mentiri National Housing Scheme is located adjacent to Mentiri, the settlement in which it is named after.

For original village settlement, see Mentiri.
Mentiri National Housing Scheme

Rancangan Perumahan Negara Mentiri
Public housing estate
Location in Brunei
Coordinates: 4°58′07″N 115°01′50″E
CountryBrunei
DistrictBrunei-Muara
MukimMentiri
Sub-areasVillages: Mentiri National Housing Area 'A' & Area 'B'

Administration

Mentiri National Housing Scheme is officially divided into two areas and designated as villages, the third- and lowest-level administrative division. They comprise Mentiri National Housing Area 'A' and Mentiri National Housing Area 'B', and they are among the village-level subdivisions under the mukim (subdistrict) of Mentiri.[1]

Infrastructure

Schools
  • Pehin Datu Seri Maharaja Secondary School, which provides secondary education for the residents of the mukim of Mentiri
  • Dato Mohd Yassin Primary School
  • Dato Mohd Yassin Religious School

Place of worship

Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque was opened in 2017 and it replaces the former Kampong Mentiri National Housing Scheme Mosque which was destroyed in a fire.[2] The mosque was inaugurated by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan of Brunei; it can accommodate 3,000 worshippers.[2]

See also

References
  1. Brunei Darussalam Street Directory. Bandar Seri Begawan: Brunei Press Sdn. Bhd. 2014. pp. 44–45, 56. ISBN 9789991732411.
  2. Hassan, Syahmi (24 Jun 2017). "Baginda Sultan berkenan rasmi masjid Mentiri". Media Permata (in Malay). Retrieved 4 August 2018.
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