Mukim Pengkalan Batu

{{about|the mukim subdivision|the village|Kampong Pengkalan Batu}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Mukim Pengkalan Batu

| settlement_type = Mukim

| image_map = Brunei_and_Muara_mukims.png

| map_alt =

| map_caption = Pangkalan Batu is in dark green.

| coordinates = {{coord|4.9000|N|114.9000|E|source:wikidata-and-enwiki-cat-tree_region:BN|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Brunei

| subdivision_type1 = District

| subdivision_name1 = Brunei-Muara

| established_title = Established

| established_date =

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes =

| area_note =

| area_rank =

| area_total_km2 =

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| population_footnotes =

| population_as_of = 2021

| population_total = 15,860

| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone = BNT

| utc_offset1 = +8

| postal_code_type = Postcode

| postal_code = BHxx23

| website =

| footnotes =

| image_skyline = Aerial view of Brunei 23 September 2024 21.jpg

| image_caption = Agricultural lands in the mukim

| leader_title = Penghulu

| leader_name = Tamam Timbang

}}

Mukim Pengkalan Batu (also Mukim Pangkalan Batu) is a mukim in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 14,492 in 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 |author= |date=December 2018 |website=www.deps.gov.bn |publisher=Statistics Department |access-date=27 June 2021 |page=}}

Name

The mukim is named after Kampong Pengkalan Batu, one of the villages it encompasses.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}

Geography

The mukim is the southernmost mukim in the district, bordering Mukim Sengkurong to the north, Mukim Kilanas and Mukim Lumapas to the north-east, and Mukim Kiudang and Mukim Keriam in Tutong District to the south-west and north-west respectively.{{cite web|url=http://survey.gov.bn/web/survey_department/map|title=Geoportal - Survey Department|website=survey.gov.bn|language=en|access-date=28 August 2018}} It also borders Limbang District in Sarawak, Malaysia to the east and south.

Demographics

As of 2016 census, the population of Mukim Pengkalan Batu comprised 7,435 males and 7,057 females. The mukim had 2,288 households occupying 2,259 dwellings. The entire population lived in rural areas.

Administration

As of 2021, the mukim encompasses the following populated villages:

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!Settlements{{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}}

!Population (2021)

!Ketua kampung (2024){{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 |volume=4 |location=Brunei |pages=15 |language=ms}}{{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}}

Kampong Bebatik

| align="right" |1,726

|{{N/A}}

Kampong Masin

| align="right" |3,129

|Moksin bin Haji Kamis

Kampong Parit

| align="right" |1,310

|{{N/A}}

Kampong Pengkalan Batu

| align="right" |907

|Muhammad Haikal bin Haji Kahar