Districts of Brunei

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Districts (Malay: daerah) are the principal administrative divisions of Brunei. The country is divided into four districts, namely Brunei-Muara, Belait, Tutong and Temburong. Temburong is an exclave; it is physically separated from the three other districts by the Brunei Bay and Malaysian state of Sarawak. Each district has a town as its administrative and main economic centre, with the exception of Brunei-Muara, where the principal centre is Bandar Seri Begawan, a city and the country's capital.

History[edit]

The country previously had six districts, namely Brunei, Muara, Limau Manis (also known as Ulu Brunei), Tutong, Belait and Temburong.[1] In 1908 Brunei and Limau Manis were merged, and in 1938 the districts were restructured to form the present-day four districts.[1]

Administration[edit]

Each district is administered by a District Office (Jabatan Daerah), where District Offices are government departments under the Ministry of Home Affairs. The head of each department is a District Officer (Pegawai Daerah) and appointed by the government.[2]

A district is further divided into mukims, and subsequently each mukim consists of several villages (kampung). Each District Office manages the mukims and villages within its district.

Districts[edit]

Districts of Brunei
District Capital Population
(2016 census)[3]
Area
(km2)
Area
(sq mi)
Population
density (km2)
No. of
mukims
Brunei-Muara Bandar Seri Begawan
(also the capital of Brunei)
289,630 571 220 507 18
Belait Kuala Belait 69,062 2,727 1,053 25 8
Tutong Pekan Tutong 48,313 1,166 450 41 8
Temburong Pekan Bangar 10,251 1,306 504 8 5

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Jabatan Muzium-Muzium Brunei 2004, p. 1.
  2. ^ "Brunei Darussalam" (PDF). www.information.gov.bn. p. 44. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Department of Economic Planning and Statistics - Population". www.deps.gov.bn. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  • Jabatan Muzium-Muzium Brunei (2004). Sungai Limau Manis: Tapak Arkeologi Abad Ke-10 - 13 Masihi (in Malay). Jabatan Muzium-Muzium Brunei. ISBN 9991730184. OCLC 61123390.

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