Kampong Sungai Hanching


Kampong Sungai Hanching is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The population was 2,987 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Berakas 'B'. The postcode is BC2115.

Infrastructure

On donated property, Awang Haji Muhammad Salleh, a descendent of the well-known Melabau chieftain Panglima Jais, founded Haji Mohd Salleh Primary School, a primary school, in 1947. It also shares grounds with Haji Mohd Salleh Religious School, the village's government school for the country's Islamic religious primary education.
The village mosque is Kampong Sungai Hanching Mosque; it was inaugurated on 12 November 1982 and can accommodate 1,400 worshippers.
The village is also home to the Embassy of Indonesia and China.

Notable people