Mukim Berakas 'B' is a mukim in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei.

Etymology People from the Kampong Ayer used to travel to the Berakas to get firewood before resettlement. Only a jungle at that time, they wrapped the woods when they had gathered them. In Brunei Malay, the act of bundling the woods is known as berkas. As word spread about memberakas kayu (to gather firewood), Berakas was established as the location where people go.

History In the late 1940s, Mukim Berakas was primarily made up of forest land. It took some time before additional people moved in; first, just the Kedayans resided here. In the 1950s, when they initially started settling in this region, lands in the Anggerek Desa and Burong Pingai were allotted under the first Kampong Ayer resettlement scheme.

Background The mukim and Mukim Berakas 'A' were originally one mukim by the name 'Mukim Berakas' before being split into the current divisions in 1996.

Geography The mukim is located in the north-east centre of Brunei-Muara District, bordering Mukim Mentiri to the north-east, Mukim Kota Batu to the south-east, Mukim Kianggeh to the south and Mukim Berakas 'A' to the west and north.

Demographics As of 2016 census, the population was 40,710 with males and females. The mukim had 6,461 households occupying 6,397 dwellings. The entire population lived in urban areas.

Administration As of 2021, the mukim encompasses the following populated villages: SettlementsPopulation (2021)Ketua kampung (2024)Kampong Madang 1,916Mohamad Norfarzulillah bin GaparKampong Manggis3,681Omar bin Haji Mohd AlliKampong Sungai Akar6,129Haji Zailani bin Haji Abdul Malik (Acting)Kampong Sungai Tilong4,204Pengiran Haji Ruzaini bin Pengiran Haji ShahbudinKampong Sungai Hanching3,189Haji Abd Rahman bin SafarKampong Salambigar1,886Haji Abd Rahman bin Safar (Acting)RPN Lambak Kanan Area 14,223Haji Ibrahim @ Haji Brahim bin Haji DuramanRPN Lambak Kanan Area 24,771Haji Omar bin Haji SafarRPN Lambak Kanan Area 32,338Haji Mahir bin Mohd YusofRPN Lambak Kanan Area 44,157Haji Mohamad Fazzly bin Haji SuhailiRPN Lambak Kanan Area 51,719Haji Hamidi bin Haji Abdul WahidKampong Sungai Orok1,071 Infrastructures Public housing There is a public housing area within the mukim, namely ('Lambak Kanan National Housing Scheme') located in Kampong Lambak Kanan.

See also Mukim Berakas 'A'

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