Amo, Temburong

Amo

*Mukim Amo*
Amo; Mukim Amo
Mukim
	Mukim location
	Temburong District in Brunei
	Coordinates: 4°36′N115°08′E / 4.600°N 115.133°E Coordinates: 4°36′N115°08′E / 4.600°N 115.133°E
Country	Brunei
District	Temburong
Government
• Penghulu	Bahrun bin Talib
Area
• Total	542 km2 (209 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	2,144
• Density	4.0/km2 (10/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (Brunei Darussalam Time)

Last updated June 28, 2021

Amo (Malay : Mukim Amo) is a mukim or subdistrict in the Temburong District of Brunei. It is located in the eastern part of the district,^[1] bordering the mukims of Batu Apoi to the north-east, Bokok to the west and Bangar to north-west, as well as the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the east and south. Amo has an area of 542 square kilometres (209 sq mi);^[1] as of 2016, it had a total population of 2,144.^[2]

Demographics

As of 2016 census,^[2] the population of Mukim Amo comprised 1,126 males and 1,018 females. The mukim had 421 households occupying 377 dwellings. The entire population lived in rural areas.

Administration

Amo is administered as a mukim or subdistrict, the second-level administrative division of Brunei. As a mukim, the head of Amo is a penghulu, and the incumbent is Bahrun bin Talib.^[1]

Areas and divisions

Amo is officially subdivided into 12 areas called villages (Malay : kampung, sometimes kampong), namely:

Amo 'A'
Amo 'B'
Amo 'C'
Batang Duri
Belaban
Biang
Parit
Selangan
Sibulu
Sibut
Sumbiling Lama
Sumbiling Baru

The areas above are as delineated by the Survey Department and the Postal Services Department, in which the latter also designates each area to have its own postcode.^[3] However, the Temburong District Office, which de facto administers the villages, recognises only four areas as functioning village institution, namely Amo, Sumbiling, Sibut, and the collective area of Selangan, Parit and Biang.^[1] Each of these has its own village head (Malay : ketua kampung) and is responsible for several matters pertaining residency and community in respective area. Where an area has no village head, the residents may refer to the heads in neighbouring villages.

The mukim of Amo and its constituent villages are administered by the Temburong District Office, a government department under the Ministry of Home Affairs.

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 "Jabatan Daerah Temburong, Kementerian Hal Ehwal Dalam Negeri - MUKIM AMO". temburong.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 2018-01-08.
1 2 3 "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Statistics Department. December 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
↑ "Brunei Postal Services - postcodes". post.gov.bn. Retrieved 2018-01-08.

External links

Profile of Amo in the Temburong District Office website (in Malay)

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[:0-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Jabatan Daerah Temburong, Kementerian Hal Ehwal Dalam Negeri - MUKIM AMO". temburong.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 2018-01-08.

[population_2016-2] 1 2 3 "Population and Housing Census Update Final Report 2016" (PDF). www.deps.gov.bn. Statistics Department. December 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[3] "Brunei Postal Services - postcodes". post.gov.bn. Retrieved 2018-01-08.

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v t e Mukims of Brunei
	Belait	Bukit Sawat Kuala Balai Kuala Belait Labi Liang Melilas Seria Sukang
	Brunei-Muara	Berakas 'A' Berakas 'B' Burong Pingai Ayer Gadong 'A' Gadong 'B' Kianggeh Kilanas Kota Batu Lumapas Mentiri Pangkalan Batu Peramu Saba Sengkurong Serasa Sungai Kebun Sungai Kedayan Tamoi
	Temburong	Amo Bangar Batu Apoi Bokok Labu
	Tutong	Keriam Kiudang Lamunin Pekan Tutong Rambai Tanjong Maya Telisai Ukong
Administrative divisions of Brunei