Pancha Delima, Brunei

Pancha Delima is a small residential neighbourhood in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei. It is officially a village subdivision under Berakas A, a mukim (subdistrict) of Brunei-Muara District; the incumbent ketua kampung or village head is Zulkifli bin Awang Ya'akub.[1][2][3] The postcode for Pancha Delima is BB4513.[4]

Pancha Delima
Village
Location in Brunei
Coordinates: 4°56′28″N 114°56′53″E
CountryBrunei
DistrictBrunei-Muara
MukimBerakas 'A'
Government
 • Village headZulkifli Ya'akub
Postcode
BB4513

Name

Pancha Delima is officially known in Malay as Kampung Pancha Delima (Kampung is sometimes spelt as Kampong),[4] which literally means 'Pancha Delima Village'.

Geography

Pancha Delima is located in the central part of Brunei-Muara District. It is one of the neighbourhoods in the capital Bandar Seri Begawan and contiguous with the residential neighbourhoods of Pengiran Siraja Muda to the east, Orang Kaya Besar Imas to the south-east and Anggerek Desa to the south.[5]

History

Pancha Delima was one of the areas designated by the government of Brunei for the relocation of Kampong Ayer residents to resettle on land, under the National Resettlement Scheme in the 1950s.[6] The residents of Pancha Delima who were under the relocation programme resettled in the area in 1958 and they originally came from the Kampong Ayer neighbourhoods of Sumbiling Lama and Sultan Lama.[2]

Administration

The area of Pancha Delima is officially administered as a village, the third- and lowest-level administrative division of Brunei. It is one of the village-level subdivisions under Berakas 'A', a mukim or subdistrict of Brunei-Muara. However, its community is currently administered together with that of neighbouring Anggerek Desa under a single village head (Malay: ketua kampung) and the incumbent is Zulkifli bin Awang Ya'akub;[2][1][3] he is also the acting Village Head of Orang Kaya Besar Imas and Pulaie.[2]

Since 2007, Pancha Delima has also become part of Bandar Seri Begawan's municipality with the expansion of its spatial jurisdiction.[7]

References
  1. dst-group.com. "DST Ihsan Kasih donates B$10,100 to Victims of Fire Outbreak and Collapsed Houses in Brunei Muara District". www.dst.com.bn. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  2. "Rencana - Keharmonian Kampung Pancha Delima, Anggerek..." www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  3. "No Crimes Recorded in Village-Wide Joint Patrol | Brunei's No.1 News Website". www.brudirect.com. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  4. "Brunei Postal Services - postcodes". post.gov.bn. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  5. Brunei Darussalam street directory : quick & easy reference maps., Brunei Press Sdn. Bhd., 2014, p. 52, ISBN 9789991732411, OCLC 932264901
  6. "Jabatan Kemajuan Perumahan - Sejarah Perpindahan Tahun 1950an". www.mod.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  7. "Kawasan Baru Perbandaran Bandar Seri Begawan Mulai 1 Ogos 2007". bandaran-bsb.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 2018-02-23.
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