Bokok, Temburong

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Bokok

Mukim Bokok
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Mukim location
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Country Brunei
District Temburong
Area
[1]
  Total136 km2 (53 sq mi)
Population
 (2016) [2]
  Total3,433
  Density25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (Brunei Standard Time)

Bokok is a mukim or subdistrict in the Temburong District of Brunei. It is located in the west of the Temburong District to the south, bordering Mukim Bangar to the north-east, Mukim Amo to the east, Sarawak (Malaysia) to the south and Limbang, Sarawak (Malaysia) to the west. Bokok has a total area of 136 square kilometres (53 sq mi); [1] as of 2016, it had a total population of 3,433. [2]

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Demographics

As of 2016 census, [2] the population of Mukim Bokok comprised 1,718 males and 1,715 females. The mukim had 633 households occupying 602 dwellings. The entire population lived in rural areas.

Areas and divisions

Mukim Bokok includes these following areas:

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jabatan Daerah Temburong, Kementerian Hal Ehwal Dalam Negeri - MUKIM BOKOK". temburong.gov.bn (in Malay). Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  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.

Coordinates: 4°38′43″N115°03′16″E / 4.64528°N 115.05444°E / 4.64528; 115.05444