Limbongan, Brunei

Limbongan was a neighbourhood in Kampong Ayer, the riverine stilt settlement in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei. It was officially a village subdivision under Tamoi, a mukim (subdistrict) of Brunei-Muara District, and had the postcode BL1312.^[1][2] Limbongan was one of the traditional stilt neighbourhoods which had existed along the banks of the Kedayan River, a tributary of the Brunei River in the vicinity of Kampong Ayer, before they were eventually demolished in the 2010s and redeveloped into Taman Mahkota Jubli Emas, a riverfront park.^[3]

Limbongan
Village
Kampong Limbongan in 2006
Location in Brunei
Coordinates: 4°53′16″N 114°56′09″E
Country	Brunei
District	Brunei-Muara
Mukim	Tamoi
Ceased to exist	2010s
Postcode	BL1312

Etymology

"Limbongan" is the former spelling of the Malay word "limbungan" which literally means 'dockyard'.^[4]

References

1. "Brunei Postal Services - postcodes". post.gov.bn. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
2. "Kampong Limbongan, Tamoi, Brunei Muara: BL1312 | Brunei Postcode". brn.postcodebase.com. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
3. "A beacon of Bandar's revitalisation – Borneo Bulletin Online". Borneo Bulletin Online. 2017-10-23. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
4. "Carian Umum". prpm.dbp.gov.my (in Malay). Retrieved 2018-04-13.