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

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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

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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

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Districts of Brunei District  | Capital  | Population
(2016 census)[3] | Area
(km2)  | Area
(sq mi)  | Population
density (km2)  | No. of
mukims

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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

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* ISO 3166-2:BN

## References

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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.

## External links

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* Districts of Brunei on Statoids.com

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