Kampong Ayer
Kampong Ayer
Kampung Aing | |
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| Nickname: | |
| Coordinates: 4°52′57″N 114°56′33″E / 4.88250°N 114.94250°E | |
| Country | Brunei |
| District | Brunei–Muara |
| Settled | 8th century |
| Founded | 14th century |
| Mukims | |
| Area | |
• Total | 10 km2 (3.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 10,250 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
Kampung Ayer (kahm-PONG AH-yuhr, Malay pronunciation: [ˈkampoŋ ˈaje(r)], Brunei: Kampung Aing) is a prominent traditional settlement in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei. It comprises neighbourhoods of traditional houses, schools and mosques built on stilts above the Brunei River near the capital's city centre. It has an area of about 10 square kilometres (3.9 sq mi); the total population was 10,250 in 2016. It has been historically nicknamed 'Venice of the East'.